A professor sees students during regular office hours. Time spent with students follows an exponential distribution with a mean of 10 minutes. Find the probability that a given student spends fewer than 20 minutes with the professor?

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A professor sees students during regular office hours. Time spent with students follows an exponential
distribution with a mean of 10 minutes. Find the probability that a given student spends fewer than 20
minutes with the professor?
O 0.9632
O 0.8647
O 0.3658
O 0.7582
Transcribed Image Text:A professor sees students during regular office hours. Time spent with students follows an exponential distribution with a mean of 10 minutes. Find the probability that a given student spends fewer than 20 minutes with the professor? O 0.9632 O 0.8647 O 0.3658 O 0.7582
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