A gasoline station gets its supply once a week. Suppose the PDF of X = demand in thousands of gallons for gasoline is:fx(x) = 5(1 – x)*I(0.1)(x)a. What is the probability that the demand for gasoline in a given week is more than 500 gallons?b. How much gasoline must the station get from its supplier in order for the probability that its supply will be exhausted in a given week shall be 0.01?

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