ount of time spouses shop for anniversary cards can be modeled by an exponential distribution with the average amount of time equal to 58 minutes. What is the probability that a randomly selected spouse spends no more than 20 minutes shopping for an anniversar

ount of time spouses shop for anniversary cards can be modeled by an exponential distribution with the average amount of time equal to 58 minutes. What is the probability that a randomly selected spouse spends no more than 20 minutes shopping for an anniversar

MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications

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ISBN:9781119256830

Author:Amos Gilat

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