SOLUTION: 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 i

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Question 1157038: 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 that the given range of pounds lost is between 8 pounds and 11 pounds.
Answer by ikleyn(52778)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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    P =  =  = 


simply by the definition of the uniform distribution.


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