What is the probability that 5 cars pass

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The previous exercises states that the distribution of speeds of cars traveling on the Interstate 5 Freeway (I-5) in California is nearly normal with a mean of 72.6 miles/hour and a standard deviation of 4.78 miles/hour. The speed limit on this stretch of the I-5 is 70 miles/hour.

-A highway patrol officer is hidden on the side of the freeway. What is the probability that 5 cars pass and none are speeding? Assume that the speeds of the cars are independent of each other.

a. 0.7054
b. 0.0022
c. 0.2946
d. 0.0075

-On average, how many cars would the highway patrol officer expect to watch until the first car that is speeding?

a. 1.42
b. 1.89
c. 5.88
d. 9.36

-What is the standard deviation of the number of cars he would expect to watch?

a. 0.68
b. 0.77
c. 0.82
d. 0.99

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