The probability of that the first 40 feet in a roll contain no flaws is ≈ .3012
What is probability ?
The area of mathematics known as probability deals with numerical representations of the likelihood that an event will occur or that a statement is true. An event's probability is a number between 0 and 1, where, roughly speaking, 0 denotes the event's impossibility and 1 denotes certainty.
Calculation
Θ = μ = [tex]\frac{100 foot}{3 flaws}[/tex]
a ) We assume that the length until the first flaw follows an exponential distribution.
Probability density function of exponential distribution:
f(x) = [tex]\frac{1}{Θ} e^{\frac{-x}{Θ} } = \frac{1}{100/3}e^{-x/(100/3)} = \frac{3}{100}e^{-3x/100}[/tex]
The first 40 feet in a roll of 100 feet contain no flaws if the first flaw occurs after 40 feet.
The probability is the integral over the corresponding interval:
the further calculation has been shown in fig. attached
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b) We assume that the length until the first flaw follows an exponential distribution.
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