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3 A mother\'s purse contains five $1 bills, six $5 bills, and two $10 bills in a

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Question

3 A mother's purse contains five $1 bills, six $5 bills, and two $10 bills in a random order. A child finds the purse and takes two bills. The random variable is the number of $10 bills taken. Give all possible values of the random variable. 0,1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 0,1,2,3 0,1,2

4 Identify the random variable as discrete or continuous: number of students in each classroom at 9:00 A.M. on Monday. discrete continuous Customers at a local were shopping mall were asked to state which of three brands of coffee tasted the best.

Explanation / Answer

(3) There are two $10 bills.

Thus the possible values of X are 0,1,2.

(4)Identify the random variable as discrete or continuous: number of students in each classroom at 9:00 A.M. on Monday.

Ans: Discrete