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LAL
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LAL asked in Science & MathematicsMathematics · 7 years ago

Exponential Probability Distribution?

For the equation:

f(x) = .20e^(-.5x) for x >= 0

What is the mean between telephone calls?

And if possible a step by step process of how to compute such an answer.

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    Lv 6
    7 years ago
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    Are you sure it's not .20e^-x/5, x>0?

    The mean is .2 or 1/5

    just integrate .2xe^-x/5 from 0 to infinity.

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