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Chapter 4, Problem 14E

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A gas station operates two pumps, each of which can pump up to 10,000 gallons of gas in a month. The total amount of gas pumped at the station in a month is a random variable Y (measured in 10,000 gallons) with a probability density function given by

\(f(y)=\left\{\begin{array}{ll} y, & 0<y<1, \\ 2-y, & 1 \leq y<2, \\ 0, & \text { elsewhere. } \end{array}\right.\)

a. Graph \(f(y)\).

b. Find \(F(y)\) and graph it.

c. Find the probability that the station will pump between 8000 and 12,000 gallons in a particular month.

d. Given that the station pumped more than 10,000 gallons in a particular month, find the probability that the station pumped more than 15,000 gallons during the month.

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QUESTION:

A gas station operates two pumps, each of which can pump up to 10,000 gallons of gas in a month. The total amount of gas pumped at the station in a month is a random variable Y (measured in 10,000 gallons) with a probability density function given by

\(f(y)=\left\{\begin{array}{ll} y, & 0<y<1, \\ 2-y, & 1 \leq y<2, \\ 0, & \text { elsewhere. } \end{array}\right.\)

a. Graph \(f(y)\).

b. Find \(F(y)\) and graph it.

c. Find the probability that the station will pump between 8000 and 12,000 gallons in a particular month.

d. Given that the station pumped more than 10,000 gallons in a particular month, find the probability that the station pumped more than 15,000 gallons during the month.

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Let a random variable Y with a probability density function given is by

\(F(y)=\left\{\begin{array}{cc} y, & 0<y<1 \\ 2-y, & 1 \leq y<2 \\ 0, & \text { elsewhere } \end{array}\right.\)

Our goal is:

a). We need to plot a graph f(y).

b). We need to find F(y).

c). We need to find the probability that the station will pump between 8000 and 12,000 gallons in a particular month.

d). We need to find the probability that the station pumped more than 15000 gallons during the month.

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