When I go swimming, the distance in meters that I can swim before getting cramp in one of my hands is exponentially distributed with parameter ?=1/313.3λ=1/313.3. What is the probability that, on a random occasion when I go swimming, I swim at least 593.3593.3 meters without getting hand cramp? Give your solution accurate to 4 decimal places.

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When I go swimming, the distance in meters that I can swim before getting cramp in one of my hands is exponentially distributed with parameter ?=1/313.3λ=1/313.3. What is the probability that, on a random occasion when I go swimming, I swim at least 593.3593.3 meters without getting hand cramp?

Give your solution accurate to 4 decimal places.

 

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