The Length of Time Patients Must Wait to See a Doctor

question 109

Essay

The length of time patients must wait to see a doctor at an emergency room in a large hospital is uniformly distributed between 40 minutes and 3 hours.
a. What is the probability that a patient would have to wait between 50 minutes and 2 hours?
b. What is the probability that a patient would have to wait exactly 1 hour?
c. Find the expected waiting time.
d. Find the standard deviation of the waiting time.

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