The waiting times between a subway departure schedule and the arrival of a passenger are uniformly distributed between 0 and 8 minutes. Find the probability that a randomly selected passenger has a waiting time less than 0.75 minutes.

The waiting times between a subway departure schedule and the arrival of a passenger are uniformly distributed between 0 and 8 minutes. Find the probability that a randomly selected passenger has a waiting time less than 0.75 minutes.

MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications

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The waiting times between a subway departure schedule and the arrival of a passenger are uniformly distributed between

and

minutes. Find the probability that a randomly selected passenger has a waiting time

less than

0.75

minutes.

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x = waiting time at subway in minutes

X~U(0,8) : uniform distribution

P(x<0.75) = ?

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