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A curve goes from 8 to 20 on the x-axis.

What would the height need to be for this curve to be a density curve?

StartFraction 1 Over 8 EndFraction
StartFraction 1 Over 12 EndFraction
StartFraction 1 Over 20 EndFraction
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A curve goes from 8 to 20 on the x-axis. What would the height need to be for this-example-1
User Svein Terje Gaup
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Answer: 1/12

Explanation:

The total area of the rectangle needs to be 1.

Since 20-8=12, the height needs to be 1/12.

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