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The reading given by a thermometer calibrated in ice water (actual temperature 0°C) is a random variable with
where k is a constant.
- a. Find the value of k.
- b. What is the probability that the thermometer reads above 0°C?
- c. What is the probability that the reading is within 0.25°C of the actual temperature?
- d. What is the
mean reading? - e. What is the median reading?
- f. What is the standard deviation?
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