The lifetime of an aquatic insect has an exponential disribution with parameter θ = 10 hrs. (i) What is the probability that an aquatic insect lives longer than 12 hrs? (ii) What is the median of this distribution? (50% live less time and 50% live longer) (iii) Assume the lifetimes of these insects are independent of each other. What is the probability that at least 35 of the next
The lifetime of an aquatic insect has an exponential disribution with parameter θ = 10 hrs. (i) What is the probability that an aquatic insect lives longer than 12 hrs? (ii) What is the median of this distribution? (50% live less time and 50% live longer) (iii) Assume the lifetimes of these insects are independent of each other. What is the probability that at least 35 of the next
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The lifetime of an aquatic insect has an exponential disribution with parameter θ = 10 hrs.
(i) What is the
(ii) What is the median of this distribution? (50% live less time and 50% live longer)
(iii) Assume the lifetimes of these insects are independent of each other. What is the probability that at least 35 of the next 100 insects live longer than 12 hrs?
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