The Driving Time for an Individual from His Home to His

question 108

Essay

The driving time for an individual from his home to his work is uniformly distributed between 300 to 480 seconds.
a.Determine the probability density function.
b.Compute the probability that the driving time will be less than or equal to 435 seconds.
c.Determine the expected driving time.
d.Compute the variance.
e.Compute the standard deviation.

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