The waiting line at a popular bakery shop can be quite long. Suppose that the waiting time in minutes has probability density function f(x) = 0,4 e 0.4x Calculate the mean and variance for the random variable: E(X) = V(X) =

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Section13.2: Expected Value And Variance Of Continuous Random Variables
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The waiting line at a popular bakery shop can be quite long. Supposethat the waiting time in minutes has probability density function
f(x) = 0,4 - e
0.4x
Calculate the mean and variance for the random variable:
E(X) =
VÔX) =
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