The Age of Customers at a Local Hardware Store Follows

question 58

Multiple Choice

The age of customers at a local hardware store follows a uniform distribution over the interval from 18 to 60 years old. Find the probability that the next customer who walks through the door
Exceeds 50 years old. Round to the nearest ten-thousandth.

• A)0.8333
• B)0.2381
• C)0.3600
• D)0.7619

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