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OpenStax, Introductory Statistics 2e §5.2 The Uniform Distribution · Exercise 36 · Probability · Continuous distributions

The Uniform Distribution · Exercise 36

The Sky Train from the terminal to the rental–car and long–term parking center is supposed to arrive every eight minutes. The waiting times for the train are known to follow a uniform distribution.

What is the average waiting time (in minutes)?

(a) zero
(b) two
(c) three
(d) four

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OpenStax, Introductory Statistics 2e · §5.2 The Uniform Distribution · Exercise 36

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