The weekly repair cost Y for a machine has a probability density function given by 3(1-y)², 0

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Chapter13: Probability And Calculus
Section13.1: Continuous Probability Models
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The weekly repair cost Y for a machine has a probability density function given by
3(1−y)²,
0<y < 1,
) = { ³(¹
f(y)=
elsewhere,
with measurements in hundreds of dollars. How much money should be budgeted each week
for repair costs so that the actual cost will exceed the budgeted amount only 10% of the time?
Transcribed Image Text:4.128 The weekly repair cost Y for a machine has a probability density function given by 3(1−y)², 0<y < 1, ) = { ³(¹ f(y)= elsewhere, with measurements in hundreds of dollars. How much money should be budgeted each week for repair costs so that the actual cost will exceed the budgeted amount only 10% of the time?
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