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Suppose that the distribution of people's ages in the United States is essentially constant, or uniform, from age 0 to age 60, and from there it decreases linearly until age 100.This distribution p(x) is shown below, where x is age in years, and p measures probability density.Such a probability distribution is called trapezoidal. Suppose that the distribution of people's ages in the United States is essentially constant, or uniform, from age 0 to age 60, and from there it decreases linearly until age 100.This distribution p(x) is shown below, where x is age in years, and p measures probability density.Such a probability distribution is called trapezoidal.   In terms of the length of the base, b, of the trapezoidal distribution (notice that the base of the trapezoid lies along the p-axis) , find the fraction of the population that is between 0 and 60 years old. A) 20b B) 60b C) 40b D) 80b In terms of the length of the base, b, of the trapezoidal distribution (notice that the base of the trapezoid lies along the p-axis) , find the fraction of the population that is between 0 and 60 years old.


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