SOA Exam P Sample Question 32
Study guide: Exam P-1
The loss due to a fire in a commercial building is modeled by a random variable X with density function
f(x) = \begin{cases} 0.005(20-x), & 0 < x < 20 \\ 0, & \text{otherwise.} \end{cases}
Given that a fire loss exceeds 8, calculate the probability that it exceeds 16.
- A) 1/25
- B) 1/9
- C) 1/8
- D) 1/3
- E) 3/7
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