A bookstore sells books for $2, $3, $5, and $10. Let random variable X = "amount of money for one book." Look at the relative-frequency table below representing the amount of money spent on one item and the relative frequencies with which customers purchase them:   If the expected amount of money spent by a customer is $3.23, what is the standard deviation?

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A bookstore sells books for $2, $3, $5, and $10. Let random variable X = "amount of money for one book."

Look at the relative-frequency table below representing the amount of money spent on one item and the relative frequencies with which customers purchase them:

 

If the expected amount of money spent by a customer is $3.23, what is the standard deviation?

x P(X = x)
2 .55
3 .26
5 .11
10.08
Transcribed Image Text:x P(X = x) 2 .55 3 .26 5 .11 10.08
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