The amount of gas a local gas station sells is random. The following describes the distribution of gasoline sales in a given day. There is a probability of 0.18 that the station will sell 1200 gallons of gas; there is a probability of 0.27 that the station will sell 1400 gallons of gas; there is a probability of 0.33 that the station will sell 1800 gallons of gas; otherwise, the station sells 2100 gallons of gas. What is the expected number of gallons the station sells in a day? (please express your answer using 2 decimal places)

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Section12.3: Conditional Probability; Independent Events; Bayes' Theorem
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The amount of gas a local gas station sells is random. The following describes the distribution of gasoline sales in a given day. There is a probability of 0.18 that the station will sell 1200 gallons of gas; there is a probability of 0.27 that the station will sell 1400 gallons of gas; there is a probability of 0.33 that the station will sell 1800 gallons of gas; otherwise, the station sells 2100 gallons of gas. What is the expected number of gallons the station sells in a day? (please express your answer using 2 decimal places)

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