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. What if I asked for P(X ≤ 2.5)? What outcomes are in the event “X ≤ 2.5”? What is the probability of this event? 10. What about P(X ≤ 2.9)? 11. What about P(X ≤ −1) and P(X ≤ 9)?

MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications

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9. What if I asked for P(X ≤ 2.5)? What outcomes are in the event “X ≤ 2.5”? What is the probability
of this event?
10. What about P(X ≤ 2.9)?
11. What about P(X ≤ −1) and P(X ≤ 9)?

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