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document.write( "The time it takes to complete a task uniformly distributed between 27 minutes and 68 minutes. What is the probability the task will take me more than 44 minutes given that I have already worked for 32 minutes?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solution<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Time to complete is uniformly distributed between 27 and 68 minutes.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It is also uniformly distributed between 32 and 68 minutes.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0***************************27**********32*******44***************68<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Probability that it take more than 44 minutes is therefore<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(>44)=(68-44)/(68-32)=24/36=2/3 </SPAN>\n" );
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