) What is the expected amount of snowfall in the town in a sever snow storm? :) Suppose a disastrous snow storm is defined as a storm with over 15 inches of snowfall. What percentage of severe snowstorms are disastrous?
) What is the expected amount of snowfall in the town in a sever snow storm? :) Suppose a disastrous snow storm is defined as a storm with over 15 inches of snowfall. What percentage of severe snowstorms are disastrous?
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Transcribed Image Text:Problem 2. Severe snow storm is defined as a storm whose snowfall exceeds 10 inches. Let X be
the amount of snowfall in a severe snow storm. The cumulative distribution function (CDF) of X
in a given town is:
={₁-
0;
Fx(x) =
10
04;
for x ≥ 10
x < 10
b) What is the expected amount of snowfall in the town in a sever snow storm?
c) Suppose a disastrous snow storm is defined as a storm with over 15 inches of snowfall. What
percentage of severe snowstorms are disastrous?
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