A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)
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The time t (in minutes) spent at a driver's license renewal center is exponentially distributed with a
(a) Find the probability density function of the random variable t.
(b) Find the probability that t is within one standard deviation of the mean. (Round your answer to one decimal place.)
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