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Chapter 5: Q.5.5 (page 346)

What does the shaded area represent? P(___< x < ___)

Short Answer

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The probability of the shaded region isP(6<x<7).

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Given information

Given in the question that a graph

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Solution

Here we are asked to find the probability of the shaded region

So, the shaded region represents the probability as

P(6<x<7)

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