Alex Is in a Hurry to Get to Work and Is

question 116

Multiple Choice

Alex is in a hurry to get to work and is rushing to catch the bus. She knows that the bus arrives every six minutes during rush hour, but does not know the exact times the bus is due. She realizes that from the time she arrives at the stop, the amount of time that she will have to wait follows a uniform distribution with a lower bound of 0 minutes and an upper bound of six minutes. What is the probability that she will have to wait more than two minutes?

• A) 0.1667
• B) 0.3333
• C) 0.6667
• D) 1.0000

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Definitions:

Slug

A terrestrial mollusk with a soft, unsegmented body, typically lacking a visible shell.

Arthropods

Invertebrate animals with an exoskeleton, a segmented body, and jointed appendages, including insects, arachnids, and crustaceans.

Jointed Appendages

Parts extending from the body of an organism (such as legs, antennae, or wings) that have joints, allowing for movement.

Ventral Nerve Cord

A major nerve cord found in the ventral (front) side of invertebrates, such as insects and worms, which functions in signal transmission.