Determine whether each of the following experiments/situations involve a discrete or a continuous random  variable.  1. choosing a prime number less than 200  2. tallying the number of households in a subdivision that have at least one vehicle  3. gathering information about the average monthly income of a household

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Determine whether each of the following experiments/situations involve a discrete or a continuous random 
variable. 
1. choosing a prime number less than 200
 2. tallying the number of households in a subdivision that have at least one vehicle
 3. gathering information about the average monthly income of a household

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