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
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
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Chapter9: Counting And Probability
Section9.4: Expected Value
Problem 20E
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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 |
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a | 5.795 | |||||||
b | 6.100 | |||||||
c | 6.421 | |||||||
d | 6.759 |
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