CAIE FP2 2014 November — Question 7

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleFP2 (Further Pure Mathematics 2)
Year2014
SessionNovember
TopicExponential Distribution
TypeState distribution and mean

7 The time, \(T\) seconds, between successive cars passing a particular checkpoint on a wide road has probability density function f given by $$\mathrm { f } ( t ) = \begin{cases} \frac { 1 } { 100 } \mathrm { e } ^ { - 0.01 t } & t \geqslant 0
0 & \text { otherwise } \end{cases}$$
  1. State the expected value of \(T\).
  2. Find the median value of \(T\). Sally wishes to cross the road at this checkpoint and she needs 20 seconds to complete the crossing. She decides to start out immediately after a car passes. Find the probability that she will complete the crossing before the next car passes.