document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1119883>Question 1119883</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> PLease help me solve this of simple way. Thank You.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Suppose that random variable X is uniformly distributed between 6 and 22. Draw a graph of the density function, and then use it to help find the following probabilities:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(X<14.5) =  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Assuming that \"uniformly distributed\" means the variable is continuous rather than discrete, the probability function is simply y = 1/x, where x is the range of the data.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "A graph of such a function is of little interest....<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The probability that x is less than 14.5 is simply the length of the interval from 6 to 14.5, divided by the length of the whole range:<br><BR>\n" );
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