12. A manufacturing plant uses a specific bulk product. The amount of product used in one day can be modeled by an exponential distribution with β = 4 (measurements in tons). Find the probability that the plant will use more than 4 tons on a given day.

12. A manufacturing plant uses a specific bulk product. The amount of product used in one day can be modeled by an exponential distribution with β = 4 (measurements in tons). Find the probability that the plant will use more than 4 tons on a given day.

MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications

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Author:Amos Gilat

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Chapter1: Starting With Matlab

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