The quantity of petrol, X (in thousands of liters), sold by a gas station daily is a
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The quantity of petrol, X (in thousands of liters), sold by a gas station daily is a continuous random variable with density function f (x) =
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cx, 0 ≤ x < 2, 2c, 2 ≤ x < 4, c(6 − x), 4 ≤ x ≤ 6.
(i) Find the value of the constant c.
(ii) Calculate the probabilities P(X > 2), P(1 < X < 3), P(X ≤ 5|X > 1).
(iii) Find the expected value and the standard deviation for the quantity of petrol sold daily.
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Introduction To Probability Volume 2
ISBN: 9781118123331
1st Edition
Authors: Narayanaswamy Balakrishnan, Markos V. Koutras, Konstadinos G. Politis
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