The age of customers at a local hardware store follows a uniform distribution over the interval from 18 to 60 years old. Find the probability that the next customer who walks through the door
Exceeds 50 years old. Round to the nearest ten-thousandth.
A)0.8333
B)0.2381
C)0.3600
D)0.7619

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The probability that the next customer exceeds 50 years old in a uniform distribution from 18 to 60 is calculated by finding the length of the interval where the age exceeds 50 (60 - 50 = 10 years) and dividing it by the total length of the distribution interval (60 - 18 = 42 years). So, the probability is 10/42 = 0.2381.

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