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DSE 2010 Question 50: Probability and Bayes' theorem

Setup, from Q48 of the paper:

The number of loaves of bread sold by a bakery in a day is a random variable XXX with density f(x)=kxf(x)=kxf(x)=kx for x∈[0,5)x\in[0,5)x∈[0,5), f(x)=k(10−x)f(x)=k(10-x)f(x)=k(10−x) for x∈[5,10)x\in[5,10)x∈[5,10), and 000 for x≥10x\ge 10x≥10. As fff is a probability density function, the value of kkk must be

(Same bakery density.) Events AAA (X≥5X\ge 5X≥5) and BBB (X∈[3,8]X\in[3,8]X∈[3,8]) are

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Setup, from Q48 of the paper: The number of loaves of bread sold by a bakery in a day is a random variable X with density f(x)=kx for x∈[0,5), f(x)=k(10-x) for x∈[5,10), and 0 for x≥ 10. As f is a probability density function, the value of k must be (Same bakery density.) Events A (X≥ 5) and B (X∈[3,8]) are (A) not independent (B) independent (C) conditionally independent (D) unconditionally independent

Also written as: Setup, from Q48 of the paper: The number of loaves of bread sold by a bakery in a day is a random variable X with density f(x)=kx for x in [0,5), f(x)=k(10-x) for x in [5,10), and 0 for x>= 10. As f is a probability density function, the value of k must be (Same bakery density.) Events A (X>= 5) and B (X in [3,8]) are

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This question is on Independence, part of Probability and Bayes' theorem in Statistics.

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