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Wait time for 911 calls. The wait time before a 911 call is answered in the state of California has a probability density function
a. The state standard is that 90% of 911 calls are to be answered within 10 sec. Verify that this standard is met using the probability density function f.
b. What is the probability that a 911 call is answered within 15 to 25 sec after being made?
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