Delta Airlines quotes a flight time of 3 hours, 6 minutes for a particular flight. Suppose we believe that actual flight times are uniformly distributed between 3 hours and 3 hours, 48 minutes. (a) Show the graph of the probability density function for flight time. The graph has a shaded area. The horizontal axis is labeled: x with the title: Flight Time in Minutes and has tickmarks labeled: 168, 180, 192, 204, 216, 228. The vertical axis is labeled: f(x), and has tickmarks labeled: 1/48, 1/24, 1/16. The shaded area is the region bounded by the horizontal axis and the following line segments. A 1/48 unit long vertical line segment begins at 168 on the horizontal axis. A 1/48 unit long vertical line segment begins at 228 on the horizontal axis. A 60 unit long horizontal line segment begins at the tickmark labeled 168 on the horizontal axis and the tickmark labeled 1/48 on the vertical axis. This line segment connects the two vertical line segments.   The graph has a shaded area. The horizontal axis is labeled: x with the title: Flight Time in Minutes and has tickmarks labeled: 168, 180, 192, 204, 216, 228. The vertical axis is labeled: f(x), and has tickmarks labeled: 1/48, 1/24, 1/16. The shaded area is the region bounded by the horizontal axis and the following line segments. A 1/48 unit long vertical line segment begins at 180 on the horizontal axis. A 1/48 unit long vertical line segment begins at 228 on the horizontal axis. A 48 unit long horizontal line segment begins at the tickmark labeled 180 on the horizontal axis and the tickmark labeled 1/48 on the vertical axis. This line segment connects the two vertical line segments.   The graph has a shaded area. The horizontal axis is labeled: x with the title: Flight Time in Minutes and has tickmarks labeled: 168, 180, 192, 204, 216, 228. The vertical axis is labeled: f(x), and has tickmarks labeled: 1/48, 1/24, 1/16. The shaded area is the region bounded by the horizontal axis and the following line segments. A 1/48 unit long vertical line segment begins at 168 on the horizontal axis. A 1/48 unit long vertical line segment begins at 216 on the horizontal axis. A 48 unit long horizontal line segment begins at the tickmark labeled 168 on the horizontal axis and the tickmark labeled 1/48 on the vertical axis. This line segment connects the two vertical line segments.   The graph has a shaded area. The horizontal axis is labeled: x with the title: Flight Time in Minutes and has tickmarks labeled: 168, 180, 192, 204, 216, 228. The vertical axis is labeled: f(x), and has tickmarks labeled: 1/48, 1/24, 1/16. The shaded area is the region bounded by the horizontal axis and the following line segments. A 1/48 unit long vertical line segment begins at 180 on the horizontal axis. A 1/48 unit long vertical line segment begins at 216 on the horizontal axis. A 36 unit long horizontal line segment begins at the tickmark labeled 180 on the horizontal axis and the tickmark labeled 1/48 on the vertical axis. This line segment connects the two vertical line segments. (b) What is the probability that the flight will be no more than 6 minutes late?   (c) What is the probability that the flight will be more than 12 minutes late?   (d) What is the expected flight time, in minutes?  min

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Delta Airlines quotes a flight time of 3 hours, 6 minutes for a particular flight. Suppose we believe that actual flight times are uniformly distributed between 3 hours and 3 hours, 48 minutes.
(a)
Show the graph of the probability density function for flight time.
The graph has a shaded area. The horizontal axis is labeled: x with the title: Flight Time in Minutes and has tickmarks labeled: 168, 180, 192, 204, 216, 228. The vertical axis is labeled: f(x), and has tickmarks labeled: 1/48, 1/24, 1/16. The shaded area is the region bounded by the horizontal axis and the following line segments.
  • A 1/48 unit long vertical line segment begins at 168 on the horizontal axis.
  • A 1/48 unit long vertical line segment begins at 228 on the horizontal axis.
  • A 60 unit long horizontal line segment begins at the tickmark labeled 168 on the horizontal axis and the tickmark labeled 1/48 on the vertical axis. This line segment connects the two vertical line segments.
 
The graph has a shaded area. The horizontal axis is labeled: x with the title: Flight Time in Minutes and has tickmarks labeled: 168, 180, 192, 204, 216, 228. The vertical axis is labeled: f(x), and has tickmarks labeled: 1/48, 1/24, 1/16. The shaded area is the region bounded by the horizontal axis and the following line segments.
  • A 1/48 unit long vertical line segment begins at 180 on the horizontal axis.
  • A 1/48 unit long vertical line segment begins at 228 on the horizontal axis.
  • A 48 unit long horizontal line segment begins at the tickmark labeled 180 on the horizontal axis and the tickmark labeled 1/48 on the vertical axis. This line segment connects the two vertical line segments.
 
The graph has a shaded area. The horizontal axis is labeled: x with the title: Flight Time in Minutes and has tickmarks labeled: 168, 180, 192, 204, 216, 228. The vertical axis is labeled: f(x), and has tickmarks labeled: 1/48, 1/24, 1/16. The shaded area is the region bounded by the horizontal axis and the following line segments.
  • A 1/48 unit long vertical line segment begins at 168 on the horizontal axis.
  • A 1/48 unit long vertical line segment begins at 216 on the horizontal axis.
  • A 48 unit long horizontal line segment begins at the tickmark labeled 168 on the horizontal axis and the tickmark labeled 1/48 on the vertical axis. This line segment connects the two vertical line segments.
 
The graph has a shaded area. The horizontal axis is labeled: x with the title: Flight Time in Minutes and has tickmarks labeled: 168, 180, 192, 204, 216, 228. The vertical axis is labeled: f(x), and has tickmarks labeled: 1/48, 1/24, 1/16. The shaded area is the region bounded by the horizontal axis and the following line segments.
  • A 1/48 unit long vertical line segment begins at 180 on the horizontal axis.
  • A 1/48 unit long vertical line segment begins at 216 on the horizontal axis.
  • A 36 unit long horizontal line segment begins at the tickmark labeled 180 on the horizontal axis and the tickmark labeled 1/48 on the vertical axis. This line segment connects the two vertical line segments.
(b)
What is the probability that the flight will be no more than 6 minutes late?
 
(c)
What is the probability that the flight will be more than 12 minutes late?
 
(d)
What is the expected flight time, in minutes?
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