The time, in hours, during which an electrical generator is operational is a random variable that follows the exponential distribution with a mean of 150 hours. a) What is the probability that a generator of this type will be operational for 40 h? b) What is the probability that a generator of this type will be operational between 60 and 160 h? c) What is the probability that a generator of this type will be operational for more than 200 h
The time, in hours, during which an electrical generator is operational is a random variable that follows the exponential distribution with a mean of 150 hours.
a) What is the probability that a generator of this type will be operational for 40 h?
b) What is the probability that a generator of this type will be operational between 60 and 160 h?
c) What is the probability that a generator of this type will be operational for more than 200 h
d) What is the number of hours that a generator of this type will be operational with exceeds a probability of 0.10
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d) What is the number of hours that a generator of this type will be operational with exceeds a probability of 0.10
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