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Transcribed Image Text:The amount of time it takes for a student to complete a statistics quiz is uniformly distributed (or, given by a random variable that is uniformly distributed) between 28 and 58 minutes. One student is selected at random. Find the probability
the following events.
A. The student requires more than 53 minutes to complete the quiz.
Probability =
B. The student completes the quiz in a time between 33 and 39 minutes.
Probability =
C. The student completes the quiz in exactly 43.06 minutes.
Probability =
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