Suppose the times required for a cable company to fix cable problems in its customers' homes are uniformly distributed between 10 minutes and 25 minutes. What is the probability that a randomly selected cable repair visit will take at least 15 minutes?
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The range of the uniform distribution is the difference between the maximum and minimum values. In this case, the maximum value is 25 minutes and the minimum value is 10 minutes. So the range is 25 - 10 = 15 minutes. Show more…
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