The Basic Practice of Statistics 7th Edition

Published by W. H. Freeman
ISBN 10: 146414253X
ISBN 13: 978-1-46414-253-6

Chapter 12 - Introducing Probability - Apply Your Knowledge - Page 292: 12.16c

Answer

For P(x $\leq$ 0.5), both height and base of the rectangle will be 0.5, so P(x $\leq$ 1) = $\frac{0.5 * 0.5}{2}$ = 0.25/2 = 0.125

Work Step by Step

As given above
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