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Scientists are developing a test for a new virus that is applied to a blood sample from a patient. For any given patient, the time it takes the test to produce a result is uniformly distributed between 6 and 23 hours. The scientists are concerned about the accuracy of the tests that take a long time to produce a result. They believe they should be re-testing any test that is among the slowest 29% of all tests. What should the scientists set as the threshold time for a test after which it needs to be re-tested? Do not include any units in your answer.

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Solution :

Given that,

a = 6

b = 23

PERCENTILE

= 6 + (23 - 6)0.29

=10.93

answer=10.93

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