The mean of this distribution is  The standard deviation is  The probability that the the child will be older than 5 years old

Calculus For The Life Sciences
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Chapter12: Probability
Section12.4: Discrete Random Variables; Applications To Decision Making
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The age of children in kindergarten on the first day of school is uniformly distributed between 4.89 and 5.74 years old. A first time kindergarten child is selected at random. Round answers to 4 decimal places if possible.

  1. The mean of this distribution is 
  2. The standard deviation is 
  3. The probability that the the child will be older than 5 years old? 
  4. The probability that the child will be between 5.29 and 5.59 years old is 
  5. If such a child is at the 22nd percentile, how old is that child?  years old.
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