The City of Halifax Has Determined That the Time Between

question 15

Multiple Choice

The city of Halifax has determined that the time between arrivals at a toll booth at the Angus L. Macdonald Bridge is exponentially distributed with λ = 4 cars per minute. Based on this information, what is the probability that the time between any two cars arriving will exceed 11 seconds?

• A) about 0.48
• B) about 0.52
• C) about 0.96
• D) about 0.06
• E) about 1.0

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