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Combine independent random variables and normal distributions

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Give exact values except where a probability is explicitly requested to four decimal places. In N(μ,σ²), the second parameter is the variance

X and Y are independent, with the following means and variances

\[E(X)=3,\quad E(Y)=-2,\quad \operatorname{Var}(X)=1,\quad \operatorname{Var}(Y)=1,\quad W=(1)X+(-1)Y+(3)\]
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Use the stated distribution and distinguish mean, variance and standard deviation