Suppose that the time students wait for a bus can be described by a uniform random variable X, where X is between 15 minutes and 55 minutes. (a) What is the probability, P that a student will wait between 15 and 25 minutes for the next bus? P = (b) What is the probability, P that a student will have to wait at least 25 minutes for the next bus?
Suppose that the time students wait for a bus can be described by a uniform random variable X, where X is between 15 minutes and 55 minutes. (a) What is the probability, P that a student will wait between 15 and 25 minutes for the next bus? P = (b) What is the probability, P that a student will have to wait at least 25 minutes for the next bus?
Chapter8: Sequences, Series,and Probability
Section8.7: Probability
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Suppose that the time students wait for a bus can be described by a uniform random variable X, where X is between 15 minutes and 55 minutes.
(a) What is the probability, P that a student will wait between 15 and 25 minutes for the next bus?
P =
(b) What is the probability, P that a student will have to wait at least 25 minutes for the next bus?
P =
(b) What is the probability, P that a student will have to wait at least 25 minutes for the next bus?
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