The lifetime of an Acme heat pump has an Exponential distribution with a me of 12 years. Suppose that a random Acme heat pump is selected.

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3. The lifetime of an Acme heat pump has an Exponential distribution with a mean
of 12 years. Suppose that a random Acme heat pump is selected.
Transcribed Image Text:3. The lifetime of an Acme heat pump has an Exponential distribution with a mean of 12 years. Suppose that a random Acme heat pump is selected.
d. Find the 95% percentile of the heat pump's lifetime.
e. Find the probability that the pump lasts more than 20 years given it lasts
longer than 15 years.
Transcribed Image Text:d. Find the 95% percentile of the heat pump's lifetime. e. Find the probability that the pump lasts more than 20 years given it lasts longer than 15 years.
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