After a Particular Heavy Snowstorm, the Depth of Snow Reported

question 86

Multiple Choice

After a particular heavy snowstorm, the depth of snow reported in a mountain village followed a uniform distribution over the interval from 15 to 22 inches of snow. Find the probability that a randomly selected location in this village had between 17 and 18 inches of snow. Round to the nearest ten-thousandth.

• A) 0.2857
• B) 0.1429
• C) 0.4286
• D) 0.5714

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