During a certain time of the day, the wait time for getting picked up by an Uber driver is uniformly distributed between 0 minutes and 9 minutes. Find the probability that a randomly selected passenger has a wait time that is at least 3 minutes. Round answer to three decimal places, if needed.

During a certain time of the day, the wait time for getting picked up by an Uber driver is uniformly distributed between 0 minutes and 9 minutes. Find the probability that a randomly selected passenger has a wait time that is at least 3 minutes. Round answer to three decimal places, if needed.

MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications

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Author:Amos Gilat

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Round answer to three decimal places, if needed.

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