The number K of parcels that the drivers of a parcel delivery service company can load in their trucks is a random variable with the PMF PK(k)= 40%e-40 k! k = 0, 1, 2,... The weight W of a parcel in pounds is a continuous random variable with PDF fw(w)=[1/6 3≤w≤9 otherwise Let X denote the weight of a randomly selected loaded truck. a. What is the s-transform of the PDF of X? b. What is the expected value of X? c. What is the variance of X?

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The number K of parcels that the drivers of a parcel delivery
service company can load in their trucks is a random variable with the PMF
PK(k)=
40% -40
k!
k = 0, 1, 2,...
The weight W of a parcel in pounds is a continuous random variable with PDF
fw(w)=[1/6 3≤w≤9
otherwise
Let X denote the weight of a randomly selected loaded truck.
a. What is the s-transform of the PDF of X?
b. What is the expected value of X?
c. What is the variance of X?
Transcribed Image Text:The number K of parcels that the drivers of a parcel delivery service company can load in their trucks is a random variable with the PMF PK(k)= 40% -40 k! k = 0, 1, 2,... The weight W of a parcel in pounds is a continuous random variable with PDF fw(w)=[1/6 3≤w≤9 otherwise Let X denote the weight of a randomly selected loaded truck. a. What is the s-transform of the PDF of X? b. What is the expected value of X? c. What is the variance of X?
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