Answer:
(A) 0.15625
(B) 0.1875
(C) Cannot be determined
Step-by-step explanation:
The time it takes for a student to finish a statistics quiz is uniformly distributed between 32 and 64 minutes.
Let's denote X as the duration needed for the student to complete the statistics quiz
Thus, X ~ U(32, 64)
The probability density function (PDF) for a uniform distribution is expressed as;
f(X) =
, a < X < b where a = 32 and b = 64
The cumulative distribution function (CDF) is given by P(X <= x) =
(A) The probability of a student taking longer than 59 minutes to complete the quiz = P(X > 59)
P(X > 59) = 1 - P(X <= 59) = 1 -
= 1 -
=
= 0.15625
(B) The probability that a student completes the quiz between 37 and 43 minutes = P(37 <= X <= 43) = P(X <= 43) - P(X < 37)
P(X <= 43) =
=
= 0.34375
P(X < 37) =
=
= 0.15625
P(37 <= X <= 43) = 0.34375 - 0.15625 = 0.1875
(C) The probability that a student takes exactly 44.74 minutes to complete the quiz
= P(X = 44.74)
This probability cannot be calculated as it is a continuous distribution, which doesn't provide probabilities for specific points.
Take note of the image below
the riverbank requires no fencing due to the river's presence
so the pen's perimeter can be calculated as 2w + l, or w + w + l
thus

derive P(w), set it to zero, locate any critical points, and perform a first-derivative test for minimum values.