In a race of 10 sailboats, the finishing times of all boats are iid Gaussian random variables with expected value 35 minutes and standard deviation 5 minutes. a) What is the probability that the winning boat will finish the race in less than 25 minutes? b) What is the probability that the last boat will cross the finish line in more than 50 minutes? c) Given this model, what is the probability that a boat will finish bofore it starts (negative finishing time)?

In a race of 10 sailboats, the finishing times of all boats are iid Gaussian random variables with expected value 35 minutes and standard deviation 5 minutes. a) What is the probability that the winning boat will finish the race in less than 25 minutes? b) What is the probability that the last boat will cross the finish line in more than 50 minutes? c) Given this model, what is the probability that a boat will finish bofore it starts (negative finishing time)?

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

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