A small ferry runs every half hour from one side of a large river to the other. The number of cars X on a randomly chosen ferry trip has the probability distribution shown here with mean uX - 3.87 and standard deviation oX = 1.29. The cost for the ferry trip is $5. Define M= money collected on a randomly selected ferry trip.

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A small ferry runs every half hour from one side of a large river to the other.

The number of cars X on a randomly chosen ferry trip has the probability distribution shown here with mean uX - 3.87 and standard deviation oX =

1.29. The cost for the ferry trip is $5. Define M= money collected on a randomly selected ferry trip.

 

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