Gilbert Strang, Calculus, 3rd edition (Wellesley-Cambridge Press; MIT OpenCourseWare RES.18-001) §8.4 Probability and Calculus, #27 · Probability · Continuous distributions

The waiting time to your next car accident has probability density

The waiting time to your next car accident has probability density $p (x) = \frac{1}{2} e^{- x /2}$ . What is $μ$ ? What is the probability of no accident in the next four years?

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Gilbert Strang, Calculus, 3rd edition (Wellesley-Cambridge Press; MIT OpenCourseWare RES.18-001) · §8.4 Probability and Calculus, #27

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