(a) What is the probability that the temperature will be above 23*? answer: (b) What is the probability that the temperature will be between 18 and 27*? answer: (c) What is the expected temperature? answer:

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ISBN:9781337282291
Author:Ron Larson
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Chapter8: Sequences, Series,and Probability
Section8.7: Probability
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The weather in Rochester in December is fairly constant. Records indicate that the low temperature for each day of the month tend to have a
uniform distribution over the interval 15° to 35°F. A business man arrives on a randomly selected day in December.
(a) What is the probability that the temperature will be above 23° ?
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(b) What is the probability that the temperature will be between 18° and 27°?
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(c) What is the expected temperature?
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Transcribed Image Text:The weather in Rochester in December is fairly constant. Records indicate that the low temperature for each day of the month tend to have a uniform distribution over the interval 15° to 35°F. A business man arrives on a randomly selected day in December. (a) What is the probability that the temperature will be above 23° ? answer: (b) What is the probability that the temperature will be between 18° and 27°? answer: (c) What is the expected temperature? answer:
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