document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=439321>Question 439321</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Question:	Assume that the weight loss for the first month of a diet program varies between 6 pounds and 12 pounds, and is spread evenly over the range of possibilities, so that there is a uniform distribution. Find the probability of the given range of pounds lost. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "More than 11 pounds<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "More than 11 pounds<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The shape of the distribution is a rectangle with area = 1.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For this uniform distribution (12-6)*height = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "height = 1/6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(11<= x <=12) = 1*(1/6) = 1/6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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