SOA Exam P Sample Question 618
Study guide: Exam P-1
The time in days, X, that an individual suffers from a common cold is continuous and uniformly distributed on [a, b]. The mean of X is 8.50, and the variance of X is 0.75.
Calculate the probability that a person who has suffered from a common cold for the past 7.5 days will continue to suffer from that cold for at least an additional 1.5 days.
- A)
0.33 - B)
0.40 - C)
0.50 - D)
0.60 - E)
0.83
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