When the next person walks into the BuyMore, how much money can Chuck expect to get from them on average? Answer to two decimals    What is the probability he will get less than $160 from a random customer? Answer to four decimals   What is the standard deviation for the payments from the customers? Answer to two decimals    What is the median job payment amount? Answer to two decimals

College Algebra
10th Edition
ISBN:9781337282291
Author:Ron Larson
Publisher:Ron Larson
Chapter8: Sequences, Series,and Probability
Section8.7: Probability
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Chuck works at the BuyMore where people can bring in broken computers. When a customer enters the store there is a good chance he will not be paid anything from helping them. But sometimes there is a chance he will be paid to work on their computer. The probability of each amount from a random customer is given in the following table:

Job payment $13 $90 $300 $1,400
Probaiblity 0.39 0.1 0.06 0.01



When the next person walks into the BuyMore, how much money can Chuck expect to get from them on average?
Answer to two decimals
  

What is the probability he will get less than $160 from a random customer?
Answer to four decimals
 

What is the standard deviation for the payments from the customers?
Answer to two decimals
  

What is the median job payment amount?
Answer to two decimals

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