After a particular heavy snowstorm, the depth of snow reported in a mountain village followed a uniform distribution over the interval from 15 to 22 inches of snow. Find the probability that a randomly selected location in this village had between 17 and 18 inches of snow. Round to the nearest ten-thousandth.
A) 0.2857
B) 0.4286
C) 0.5714
D) 0.1429

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The probability for a uniform distribution is calculated as the length of the interval of interest divided by the total length of the distribution interval. Here, (18-17)/(22-15) = 1/7 = 0.1429.

After a Particular Heavy Snowstorm, the Depth of Snow Reported