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The time to fly between New York City and Chicago is uniformly distributed with a minimum of 120 minutes and a maximum of 150 minutes. What is the distribution's standard deviation? Select one: a. 8.66 minutes b. 75 minutes c. 135 minutes d. 270 minutes

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a. 8.66 minutes

Explanation:

Since the flight times are uniformly distributed, the standard deviation can be calculated as follows:


\sigma = (b-a)/(√(12))

Where 'b' is the maximum flight time (150 minutes) and 'a' is the minimum flight time (120 minutes):


\sigma = (150-120)/(√(12))\\\sigma = 8.66\ minutes

The distribution's standard deviation is 8.66 minutes.

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