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Statistics for Data Science I · End Term · 22 Dec 2024 · September 2024 term · Set QDF1

Question 17: Metros on a certain station arrives uniformly after ever…

Question 17

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Metros on a certain station arrives uniformly after every 5 minutes. If a person arrives at the metro station at random, then what is the probability that he has to wait at least 3 minutes?

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  2. B
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  • B

Question 17 of 17 in the IIT Madras BS Statistics for Data Science I (Stats 1) End Term paper sat on 22 Dec 2024, in the September 2024 term (IIT M FOUNDATION DIPLOMA AN EXAM QDF3 22 Dec 2024). It carries 4 marks.

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