We have the following probability table for the random variable X. For what value of a, E[X] = 16.5? X P(X=X) Options: a) 15 10 a 20 25 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.3
We have the following probability table for the random variable X. For what value of a, E[X] = 16.5? X P(X=X) Options: a) 15 10 a 20 25 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.3
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![We have the following probability table for the random variable X. For what value of a, E[X] = 16.5?
X
P(X=x)
Options:
a) 15
b) 10
c) 11
d) 23
10 a
0.4 0.2 0.1 0.3
20
23
25](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F3bd57f3b-93e2-48a1-ab28-c4bc8366c12d%2Fad1c5830-55e5-49a1-8b06-a2c78d1bf3ea%2Fm71vpuj_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:We have the following probability table for the random variable X. For what value of a, E[X] = 16.5?
X
P(X=x)
Options:
a) 15
b) 10
c) 11
d) 23
10 a
0.4 0.2 0.1 0.3
20
23
25
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