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SOA Exam P Sample Question 624

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An insurance company offers two kinds of insurance: automobile insurance and homeowners insurance. This year the company's profit from automobile insurance is normally distributed with a mean of 400 and a standard deviation of 200. Also this year, the company's profit from homeowners insurance is normally distributed with a mean of -100 and a standard deviation of 500. The two profits are independent.

Calculate the probability that the company's overall profit this year is positive.

  • A) 0.41
  • B) 0.59
  • C) 0.63
  • D) 0.67
  • E) 0.71

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