b. What is the probability that the flight will be no more than 5 minutes late (to 2 decimals)?   c. What is the probability that the flight will be more than 10 minutes late (to 2 decimals)?   d. What is the expected flight time, in minutes?

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Delta Airlines quotes a flight time of 2 hours, 5 minutes for its flights from Cincinnati to Tampa. Suppose we believe that actual flight times are uniformly distributed between 2 hours and 2 hours, 20 minutes.

b. What is the probability that the flight will be no more than 5 minutes late (to 2 decimals)?

 

c. What is the probability that the flight will be more than 10 minutes late (to 2 decimals)?

 

d. What is the expected flight time, in minutes?

 

Delta Airlines quotes a flight time of 2 hours, 5 minutes for its flights from Cincinnati to Tampa. Suppose we believe that actual flight times are uniformly distributed between 2 hours and 2 hours, 20 minutes.
a. Which of the following graphs accurately represents the probability density function for flight time in minutes?
1.
f(x) I
0.15
0.1-
0.05-
130
Minutes
110
120
140
2.
0.15-
0.1-
0.05-
110
130
120
Minutes
140
3.
f(x)
0.15-
0.1-
0.05
120
130
140
110
Minutes
- Select your answer - V
b. What is the probability that the flight will be no more than 5 minutes late (to 2 decimals)?
c. What is the probability that the flight will be more than 10 minutes late (to 2 decimals)?
d. What is the expected flight time, in minutes?
Transcribed Image Text:Delta Airlines quotes a flight time of 2 hours, 5 minutes for its flights from Cincinnati to Tampa. Suppose we believe that actual flight times are uniformly distributed between 2 hours and 2 hours, 20 minutes. a. Which of the following graphs accurately represents the probability density function for flight time in minutes? 1. f(x) I 0.15 0.1- 0.05- 130 Minutes 110 120 140 2. 0.15- 0.1- 0.05- 110 130 120 Minutes 140 3. f(x) 0.15- 0.1- 0.05 120 130 140 110 Minutes - Select your answer - V b. What is the probability that the flight will be no more than 5 minutes late (to 2 decimals)? c. What is the probability that the flight will be more than 10 minutes late (to 2 decimals)? d. What is the expected flight time, in minutes?
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