Exhibit 5-7 The Probability That Pete Will Catch Fish When He Goes

question 62

Multiple Choice

Exhibit 5-7
The probability that Pete will catch fish when he goes fishing is .8. Pete is going to fish 3 days next week. Define the random variable X to be the number of days Pete catches fish.
-Refer to Exhibit 5-7. The expected number of days Pete will catch fish is

• A).6
• B).8
• C)2.4
• D)3

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