It is found that the time (in minutes) required by a predator to find a prey is a random variable that is exponentially distributed with μ = 29. H A. According to this distribution, what is the longest time within which the predator will be 80% certain of finding a prey? B. What is the probability that the predator will have to spend more than 1 hour looking for a prey? A. The longest time within which the predator will be 80% certain of finding a prey is minutes. (Round to one decimal place as needed.) B. The probability that the predator will have to spend more than 1 hour looking for a prey is. (Round to four decimal places as needed.)

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It is found that the time (in minutes) required by a predator to find a prey is a random variable that is exponentially distributed with μ = 29.
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A. According to this distribution, what is the longest time within which the predator will be 80% certain of finding a prey?
B. What is the probability that the predator will have to spend more than 1 hour looking for a prey?
A. The longest time within which the predator will be 80% certain of finding a prey is
minutes. (Round to one decimal place as needed.)
B. The probability that the predator will have to spend more than 1 hour looking for a prey is. (Round to four decimal places as needed.)
Transcribed Image Text:It is found that the time (in minutes) required by a predator to find a prey is a random variable that is exponentially distributed with μ = 29. H A. According to this distribution, what is the longest time within which the predator will be 80% certain of finding a prey? B. What is the probability that the predator will have to spend more than 1 hour looking for a prey? A. The longest time within which the predator will be 80% certain of finding a prey is minutes. (Round to one decimal place as needed.) B. The probability that the predator will have to spend more than 1 hour looking for a prey is. (Round to four decimal places as needed.)
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