The length of time that a certain type of watch will run is an exponential random variable. This type of watch will run for an average of 31 months.   Find the variance for the number of months that this type of watch will run. Variance: ____________________     __________________ percent of the watches will run for more than 3 years before stopping.

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  1. The length of time that a certain type of watch will run is an exponential random variable. This type of watch will run for an average of 31 months.

 

  1. Find the variance for the number of months that this type of watch will run.

Variance: ____________________

 

 

  1. __________________ percent of the watches will run for more than 3 years before stopping.

 

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