The Probability That Pete Will Catch Fish When He Goes

question 74

Multiple Choice

The probability that Pete will catch fish when he goes fishing is .88. Pete is going to fish 3 days next week. Define the random variable x to be the number of days Pete catches fish. The expected number of days Pete will catch fish is

• A) 0.56.
• B) 0.88.
• C) 2.64.
• D) 0.3168.

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