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Chapter 6: Q.28 (page 356)

What鈥檚 the expected number of cars in a randomly selected American household?

(a) Between 0and 5

(b) 1.00

(c) 1.75

(d) 1.84

(e) 2.00

Short Answer

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The expected number of cars in a randomly selected American household .The correct option is (C) 1.75.

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01

Given Information

The probability model if we ignore the few households that own more than

5cars.

02

Explanation

The expected value is calculated by multiplying each possibility by its probability:

渭=鈭�xP(x)=0脳0.09+1脳0.36+2脳0.35+3脳0.13+4脳0.05+5脳0.02=1.75

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