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A traffic light is set to switch from red to green according to a uniform distribution with a mean of 45 seconds. The difference between the smallest and largest number of seconds it takes the light to switch is 8 seconds.

a. draw a picture illustrating the specifics of the function

b. what is the probability that the light will take at least 43 seconds to switch?

c. what is the median number of seconds for the light to switch?

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