document.write( "Question 1148031: 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.\r
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document.write( "Consider the segment  [6,12]  of the length of 6 = 12-6  and  the segment [6,10]  of the length of 4 = 10-6.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The probability under the question is the ratio of lengths of these segments\r\n" );
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document.write( "    P =  = .     ANSWER\r\n" );
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