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Suppose X is the waiting time (in minutes) for a bus and its p. d. f. is given by f(x) = forotherwise{15 for 0≤x≤50 otherwise.Find the probability that waiting time is more than 4 minutes. - Mathematics and Statistics

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Suppose X is the waiting time (in minutes) for a bus and its p. d. f. is given by

f(x) = `{(1/5,  "for"  0 ≤ x ≤ 5),(0,  "otherwise".):}`
Find the probability that waiting time is more than 4 minutes.

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Solution

P(waiting time is more than 4 minutes)

= P(X > 4) = `int_4^5 f(x)*dx`

= `int_4^5 (1)/(5)*dx`

= `(1)/(5) int_4^5 1*dx`

= `(1)/(5)[x]_4^5`

= `(1)/(5)[5 - 4]`

= `(1)/(5)`.

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Balbharati Mathematics and Statistics 2 (Commerce) [English] 12 Standard HSC Maharashtra State Board
Chapter 8 Probability Distributions
Exercise 8.2 | Q 1.06 | Page 145

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