The Travel Time for a College Student Traveling Between Her

question 69

Multiple Choice

The travel time for a college student traveling between her home and her college is uniformly distributed between 40 and 90 minutes. The probability that her trip will take longer than 80 minutes is

• A) 1.00.
• B) 0.40.
• C) 0.20.
• D) 0.80.

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Definitions:

Assault

A civil wrong that occurs when one person intentionally and voluntarily places another in fear or apprehension of an immediate, offensive physical harm. Assault does not require actual contact.

Private Nuisance

A nuisance that affects only a single individual or a very limited number of individuals.

Strict-Liability Tort

A civil wrong that occurs when a defendant takes an action that is inherently dangerous and cannot ever be undertaken safely, no matter what precautions the defendant takes. The defendant is liable for the plaintiff’s damages without any requirement that the plaintiff prove that the defendant was negligent.

Intention

The state of having a purpose or plan in mind when doing something.