A mail-order computer business has six telephone lines. Let X denote the number of lines in use
Question:
A mail-order computer business has six telephone lines. Let X denote the number of lines in use at a specified time.
Suppose the pmf of X is as given in the accompanying table.
y 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 p(y) .05 .10 .12 .14 .25 .17 .06 .05 .03 .02 .01 x 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 p(x) .10 .15 .20 .25 .20 .06 .04
a. What is the probability that the flight will accommodate all ticketed passengers who show up?
Calculate the probability of each of the following events.
a. {at most three lines are in use}
b. {fewer than three lines are in use}
c. {at least three lines are in use}
d. {between two and five lines, inclusive, are in use}
e. {between two and four lines, inclusive, are not in use}
f. {at least four lines are not in use}
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Probability And Statistics For Engineering And The Sciences
ISBN: 9781133169345
8th Edition
Authors: Jay L Devore, Roger Ellsbury