The time to fly between New York City and Chicago is uniformly distributed with a minimum of 120 minutes and a maximum of 150 minutes. What is the distribution's mean?
A)120 minutes
B)150 minutes
C)135 minutes
D)270 minutes

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The mean of a uniformly distributed continuous variable can be found by taking the average of the minimum and maximum values. So, mean = (120 + 150)/2 = 135 minutes.

The Time to Fly Between New York City and Chicago