The Time (In Years) Until the First Critical-Part Failure for a Certain

question 142

Multiple Choice

The time (in years) until the first critical-part failure for a certain car is exponentially distributed with a mean of 3.4 years. Find the probability that the time until the first critical-part failure is 5 Years or more.

• A) 0.770210
• B) 0.506617
• C) 0.493383
• D) 0.229790

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