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A motorist goes through 4 lights, each of which is found to be red with probability 1/2 . The waiting times at each light are modeled as independent normal random variables with mean 1 minute and standard deviation 1/2 minute. Let X be the total waiting time at the red lights. (a) Use the total proba

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Consider a monocentric city where the cost of commuting is $40 per mile per month. A household located eight miles from the city center occupies a dwell- ing with 1,000 square feet at a monthly rent of $600. Nonland cost per dwelling is $250, and there are 10 houses per hectare. a. The price of housi

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