10. Suppose that the probability of engine malfunction during any one-hour period is p = 0.02. (a) Find the probability that a given engine will survive 3 hours. (b) Let X denotes the number of one-hour intervals until the first malfunction. Find the mean and the standard deviation of X.

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10. Suppose that the probability of engine malfunction during any one-hour period is p = 0.02.
(a) Find the probability that a given engine will survive 3 hours.
(b) Let X denotes the number of one-hour intervals until the first malfunction. Find the mean and
the standard deviation of X.
Transcribed Image Text:10. Suppose that the probability of engine malfunction during any one-hour period is p = 0.02. (a) Find the probability that a given engine will survive 3 hours. (b) Let X denotes the number of one-hour intervals until the first malfunction. Find the mean and the standard deviation of X.
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