The table shows the probability distribution of the number of days (x) to complete a construction project by a contractor.   x f(x) 1 0.104 2   3 0.312 4 0.240 5 0.098 6 0.017   12 If you doubled each number of days to completion in the Days (x) column, the expected value of days to completion will be _________.   a 5.795               b 6.100               c 6.421               d 6.759

College Algebra
7th Edition
ISBN:9781305115545
Author:James Stewart, Lothar Redlin, Saleem Watson
Publisher:James Stewart, Lothar Redlin, Saleem Watson
Chapter9: Counting And Probability
Section9.4: Expected Value
Problem 20E
icon
Related questions
Question
The table shows the probability distribution of the number of days (x) to complete a construction project by a contractor.

 

x f(x)
1 0.104
2  
3 0.312
4 0.240
5 0.098
6 0.017

 

12 If you doubled each number of days to completion in the Days (x) column, the expected value of days to completion will be _________.
 
a 5.795              
b 6.100              
c 6.421              
d 6.759              
Expert Solution
steps

Step by step

Solved in 3 steps

Blurred answer
Recommended textbooks for you
College Algebra
College Algebra
Algebra
ISBN:
9781305115545
Author:
James Stewart, Lothar Redlin, Saleem Watson
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
Algebra and Trigonometry (MindTap Course List)
Algebra and Trigonometry (MindTap Course List)
Algebra
ISBN:
9781305071742
Author:
James Stewart, Lothar Redlin, Saleem Watson
Publisher:
Cengage Learning