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Chapter 4.2, Problem 10E
A certain raw material is classified as to moisture content X (in percent) and impurity Y (in percent). Let X and Y have the joint pmf given by
(a) Find the marginal pmfs, the
(b) Find the
(c) If additional heating is needed with high moisture content and additional filtering with high impurity such that the additional cost is given by the
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