24. Suppose the waiting time for a goal to be scored in World Cup matches is an exponential random variablewith mean 10 minutes.(a) What is the probability that more than 20 minutes passes before the first goal in a match is scored?Do not round your answer (so don't use a calculator).I(b) What is the probability that scoring the first goal in a match will be within one standard deviationfrom the mean waiting time? Do not round your answer (so don't use a calculator).

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