A contractor is required by a county planning department to submit one, two, three, four, or five
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A contractor is required by a county planning department to submit one, two, three, four, or five forms (depending on the nature of the project) in applying for a building permit. Let of forms required of the next applicant.
The probability that y forms are required is known to be proportional to y—that is, for .
a. What is the value of k? [Hint: .]
b. What is the probability that at most three forms are required?
c. What is the probability that between two and four forms
(inclusive) are required?
d. Could for be the pmf of Y?
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Probability And Statistics For Engineering And The Sciences
ISBN: 9781133169345
8th Edition
Authors: Jay L Devore, Roger Ellsbury
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