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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The lifetime, in weeks, of a certain type of transistor is known to follow a normal distribution with mean 40 weeks and standard deviation 5 weeks.

a. What is the probability that a transistor of this type will last at most 50 weeks?

b. What is the probability that a transistor of this type will not survive the first 35 weeks?

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