Questions from General Calculus


Q: (a) Explain why the function whose graph is shown is

(a) Explain why the function whose graph is shown is a probability density function. (b) Use the graph to find the following probabilities: (i) P(X (ii) P(3 (c) Calculate the mean.

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Q: Show that the median waiting time for a phone call to the

Show that the median waiting time for a phone call to the company described in Example 4 is about 3.5 minutes.

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Q: An online retailer has determined that the average time for credit card

An online retailer has determined that the average time for credit card transactions to be electronically approved is 1.6 seconds. (a) Use an exponential density function to find the probability that...

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Q: If k is a positive integer, find the radius of convergence

If k is a positive integer, find the radius of convergence of the series

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Q: The time between infection and the display of symptoms for streptococcal sore

The time between infection and the display of symptoms for streptococcal sore throat is a random variable whose probabililty density function can be approximated by / otherwise (t measured in hours)....

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Q: REM sleep is the phase of sleep when most active dreaming occurs

REM sleep is the phase of sleep when most active dreaming occurs. In a study, the amount of REM sleep during the first four hours of sleep was described by a random variable T with probability density...

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Q: According to the National Health Survey, the heights of adult males

According to the National Health Survey, the heights of adult males in the United States are normally distributed with mean 69.0 inches and standard deviation 2.8 inches. (a) What is the probability t...

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Q: The “Garbage Project” at the University of Arizona reports that

The “Garbage Project” at the University of Arizona reports that the amount of paper discarded by households per week is normally distributed with mean 9.4 lb and standard deviation 4.2 lb. What percen...

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Q: Boxes are labeled as containing 500 g of cereal. The machine

Boxes are labeled as containing 500 g of cereal. The machine filling the boxes produces weights that are normally distributed with standard deviation 12 g. (a) If the target weight is 500 g, what is t...

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Q: The speeds of vehicles on a highway with speed limit 100 km

The speeds of vehicles on a highway with speed limit 100 km/h are normally distributed with mean 112 km/h and standard deviation 8 km/h. (a) What is the probability that a randomly chosen vehicle is t...

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