Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:
The PDF of X is
The PDF of Y is
The means of X and Y are respectively,
so we can see that the larger the parameter, the smaller the mean. Hence the PDF of Z = min(X, Y) is an exponential with the largest parameter of the two.
Therefore, the PDF of Z is
Answer:
C
Step-by-step explanation:
Please, Karla, explain what "C" and "n" represent. Are you talking about combinations (for example, n+2 objects taken n at a time? Or is C some kind of function? I don't quite see the relationship of this problem to 'data management.'