1).Find the probability that a phone call lasts less than nine minutes. 2).Find the probability that a phone call lasts more than nine minutes 3). Find the probability that a phone call lasts between seven and nine minutes.

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Suppose that the length of long distance phone calls, measured in minutes, is known to have an exponential distribution with the average length of a call equal to eight minutes.

1).Find the probability that a phone call lasts less than nine minutes.


2).Find the probability that a phone call lasts more than nine minutes


3). Find the probability that a phone call lasts between seven and nine minutes.

 

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