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j.rubin

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At a subway station the waiting time for a subway is found to be uniformly distributed between 1 and 5 minutes. What is the median waiting time for this subway?

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At a subway station the waiting time for a subway is found to be uniformly distributed between 1 and 5 minutes. What is the probability that the subway arrives in the first minute and a half?


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Reply #1 on: Jun 24, 2018
Answer to Question 1

3 minutes

Answer to Question 2

0.125


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Reply 2 on: Jun 24, 2018
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