The weather in Rochester in December is fairly constant. Records indicate that the low temperature for each day of the month tend to have a uniform distribution over the interval 15° to 35°F. A business man arrives on a randomly selected day in December. (a) What is the probability that the temperature will be above 26°? answer: (b) What is the probability that the temperature will be between 18° and 29°? answer: (c) What is the expected temperature? answer:

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The weather in Rochester in December is fairly constant. Records indicate that the low temperature for each day of the month tend to have a uniform distribution over
the interval 15° to 35°F. A business man arrives on a randomly selected day in December.
(a) What is the probability that the temperature will be above 26°?
answer:
(b) What is the probability that the temperature will be between 18° and 29°?
answer:
(c) What is the expected temperature?
answer:
Transcribed Image Text:The weather in Rochester in December is fairly constant. Records indicate that the low temperature for each day of the month tend to have a uniform distribution over the interval 15° to 35°F. A business man arrives on a randomly selected day in December. (a) What is the probability that the temperature will be above 26°? answer: (b) What is the probability that the temperature will be between 18° and 29°? answer: (c) What is the expected temperature? answer:
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