A national park has 2 entrance gates, one at the north end and a second gate at the south end of the park. Let X be the number of cars entering the North gate per hour and let Y be the number of cars entering the South gate per hour. Assume that X is random variable with mean μx = 23 and standard deviation σx = 3. Assume Y is a random variable with mean μy = 18 and standard deviation σy = 4. Assume that the two gates operate independently.What is the mean of Z, the total number of cars entering the park each hour?
Question
A national park has 2 entrance gates, one at the north end and a second gate at the south end of the park. Let X be the number of cars entering the North gate per hour and let Y be the number of cars entering the South gate per hour. Assume that X is random variable with mean μx = 23 and standard deviation σx = 3. Assume Y is a random variable with mean μy = 18 and standard deviation σy = 4. Assume that the two gates operate independently.What is the mean of Z, the total number of cars entering the park each hour?
Solution
The mean of Z, the total number of cars entering the park each hour, is the sum of the means of X and Y. Since X and Y are independent, the mean of their sum is the sum of their means.
So, the mean of Z (μz) is μx + μy = 23 + 18 = 41 cars per hour.
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