The Time Between Equipment Failures (In Days)at a Particular Factory

question 81

Essay

The time between equipment failures (in days)at a particular factory is exponentially
distributed with a mean of 4.5 days. A machine just failed and was repaired today.
a. Find the probability that another machine will fail within the next day.
b. Find the probability that there will be no more equipment failures in the next week.

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