Braking Distances For a car traveling30 miles per hour

Chapter 6, Problem 22

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Braking Distances For a car traveling30 miles per hour (mph), the distance required tobrake to a stop is normally distributed with a mean of50 feet and a standard deviation of 8 feet. Supposeyou are traveling 30 mph in a residential area and acar moves abruptly into your path at a distance of60 feet.a. If you apply your brakes, what is the probabilitythat you will brake to a stop within 40 feet or less?Within 50 feet or less?b. If the only way to avoid a collision is to brake to astop, what is the probability that you will avoid thecollision?

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