A First Course in Probability
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ISBN: 9780321794772
Author: Sheldon Ross
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 8, Problem 8.2STPE
a.
To determine
To find: The
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To determine
To find: The probability that sale will exceed 85.
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A First Course in Probability
Ch. 8 - Suppose that X is a random variable with mean and...Ch. 8 - From past experience, a professor knows that the...Ch. 8 - Use the central limit theorem to solve part (c) of...Ch. 8 - Let X1,...,X20 be independent Poisson random...Ch. 8 - Fifty numbers are rounded off to the nearest...Ch. 8 - A die is continually rolled until the total sum of...Ch. 8 - A person has 100 light bulbs whose lifetimes are...Ch. 8 - In Problem 8.7, suppose that it takes a random...Ch. 8 - If X is a gamma random variable with parameters...Ch. 8 - Civil engineers believe that W, the amount of...
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