A plumber loads his truck each morning with faucets that will be needed for the service calls and other emergency calls that come in that day. Based on past experience, the number of faucets required each day (N) has the following distribution: p(0) =0.05; p(1) = 0.25;
p(2) = 0.5; p(3) = 0.15; p(4) = 0.05.
-Each faucet requires 25 minutes to install. What is the expected number of minutes the plumber will spend each day installing faucets?
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2014-11-27T08:01:27-0500
As the number of faucets required each day (N) has the following distribution: p(0) =0.05; p(1) = 0.25; p(2) = 0.5; p(3) = 0.15; p(4) = 0.05 and each faucet requires 25 minutes to install. The expected number of minutes the plumber will spend each day installing faucets is T = 25*(0*0.05 + 1*0.25 + 2*0.5 + 3*0.15 + 4*0.05) = 47.5 minutes.
The expected cost is C = $15.8*(0*0.05 + 1*0.25 + 2*0.5 + 3*0.15 +
4*0.05) = $30.02.
sam leung
05.03.18, 17:08
A plumber loads his truck each morning with faucets that will be
needed for the service calls and other emergency calls that come in
that day. Based on past experience, the number of faucets required
each day (N) has the following distribution: p(0) =0.05; p(1) = 0.25;
p(2) = 0.5; p(3) = 0.15; p(4) = 0.05. Each faucet costs the plumber
$15.80 at the plumbing supplies store. What is the expected cost for
all replacement faucets that are installed each day?
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The expected cost is C = $15.8*(0*0.05 + 1*0.25 + 2*0.5 + 3*0.15 + 4*0.05) = $30.02.
A plumber loads his truck each morning with faucets that will be needed for the service calls and other emergency calls that come in that day. Based on past experience, the number of faucets required each day (N) has the following distribution: p(0) =0.05; p(1) = 0.25; p(2) = 0.5; p(3) = 0.15; p(4) = 0.05. Each faucet costs the plumber $15.80 at the plumbing supplies store. What is the expected cost for all replacement faucets that are installed each day?
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