A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)
A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134753119
Author: Sheldon Ross
Publisher: PEARSON
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Suppose the time spent by a randomly selected student who uses a terminal connected to a local time-sharing computer facility has a gamma distribution with mean 12 min and
variance 36 min?.
(a) What are the values of a and ß?
a =
%3D
(b) What is the probability that a student uses the terminal for at most 21 min? (Round your answer to three decimal places.)
(c) What is the probability that a student spends between 15 and 27 min using the terminal? (Round your answer to three decimal places.)
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Transcribed Image Text:Suppose the time spent by a randomly selected student who uses a terminal connected to a local time-sharing computer facility has a gamma distribution with mean 12 min and variance 36 min?. (a) What are the values of a and ß? a = %3D (b) What is the probability that a student uses the terminal for at most 21 min? (Round your answer to three decimal places.) (c) What is the probability that a student spends between 15 and 27 min using the terminal? (Round your answer to three decimal places.)
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