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Chapter 5: Q.5.35 (page 348)

Use the following information to answer the next eleven exercises. The age of cars in the staff parking lot of a suburban college is uniformly distributed from six months (0.5 years) to 9.5 years

In words, define the random variable X.

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The random variable Xis described as the age of cars in the staff parking lot of a suburban college.

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Given information

The age of cars in the staff parking lot of a suburban college is uniformly distributed from six months (0.5 years) to 9.5 years

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Solution

The random variable Xcan be described as follows based on the information supplied on the exercise:

X=the age of cars in the staff parking lot of a suburban college

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