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Say that the volume of coffee you drink in the morning (in cups, as in 8...

Say that the volume of coffee you drink in the morning (in cups, as in 8 fl oz = 1 cup, measuring cups), follows the following pdf

.3418( x + (1/x) + (1x^2) + e^(−x) ) for 1 < x < 2.

What is the probability that you drink between 1.25 and 1.75 cups of coffee? Please round to 3 decimal places!

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required probability can be found using

hence,probability of drinking between 1.25 to 1.75 cups of coffee is 0.488

orchestra answered 2 years ago
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