The age of customers at a local hardware store follows a uniform distribution over the interval from 18 to 60 years old. Find the average age of customers to this hardware store.
A)45 years old
B)60 years old
C)39 years old
D)50 years old

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The average (mean) age of customers in a uniform distribution is calculated as the sum of the lower limit and the upper limit divided by 2. Therefore, the average age is (18 + 60) / 2 = 39 years old.

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