Suppose that the time in minutes, Y , that an insect spends on a plant is exponentially distributed such that Y ∼Exp( 1/3) (a) Evaluate P(Y > 4) (b) Evaluate P(2 < Y < 6) (c) What is the mean length of time that this insect spends on a plant?

Suppose that the time in minutes, Y , that an insect spends on a plant is exponentially distributed such that Y ∼Exp( 1/3) (a) Evaluate P(Y > 4) (b) Evaluate P(2 < Y < 6) (c) What is the mean length of time that this insect spends on a plant?

College Algebra

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Chapter6: Exponential And Logarithmic Functions

Section6.8: Fitting Exponential Models To Data

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Suppose that the time in minutes, Y , that an insect spends on a plant is exponentially
distributed such that Y ∼Exp( 1/3)
(a) Evaluate P(Y > 4)
(b) Evaluate P(2 < Y < 6)
(c) What is the mean length of time that this insect spends on a plant?

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