Suppose the lifetime in months of an engine has a ? distribution with a mean of 8 months and a standard deviation of 4 months. (a) Determine the median lifetime of an engine. (b) Suppose such an engine is termed successful if its lifetime exceeds 15 months. In a sample of 10 engines, determine the probability of at least 3 successful engines.
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