4. What is the expected number of classes a student will take in a given semester?

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4. What is the expected number of classes a student will take in a given semester?
Transcribed Image Text:4. What is the expected number of classes a student will take in a given semester?
Questions 1-4: The number of classes (X) a student takes in a given semester follows the
following probability distribution:
X
P(X)
0
0.4
1
0.25
2
0.15
3
0.08
4
0.02
5
???
Transcribed Image Text:Questions 1-4: The number of classes (X) a student takes in a given semester follows the following probability distribution: X P(X) 0 0.4 1 0.25 2 0.15 3 0.08 4 0.02 5 ???
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