EBK MODERN BUSINESS STATISTICS WITH MIC
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ISBN: 9780100475038
Author: williams
Publisher: YUZU
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Chapter 6.3, Problem 29E
The time between arrivals of vehicles at a particular intersection follows an exponential
- a. Sketch this exponential probability distribution.
- b. what is the probability that the arrival time between vehicles is 12 seconds or less?
- c. What is the probability that the arrival time between vehicles is 6 seconds or less?
- d. What is the probability of 30 or more seconds between vehicle arrivals?
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