The duration of telephone calls in a certain city is measured by a random variable X with
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The duration of telephone calls in a certain city is measured by a random variable X with probability density function
where x denotes the duration (in minutes) of a randomly selected call.
a. What is the probability that a randomly selected call lasts between 2 and 3 minutes?
b. What percentage of the calls can be expected to last 2 minutes or less?
c. What percentage of the calls can be expected to last more than 2 minutes?
d. How long would you expect a randomly selected call to last?
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f(x) = [0.5e-0.5x lo for x ≥ 0 for x < 0
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