The Following Table Shows the Numbers of Cars Sold by a Car

question 102

Essay

The following table shows the numbers of cars sold by a car dealer during the last 30 weeks. $\begin{array} { | c | c | } \hline \text { Number of cars sold } & \text { Number of weeks } \\\hline 2 & 5 \\\hline 3 & 9 \\\hline 4 & 10 \\\hline 5 & 4 \\\hline 6 & 2 \\\hline\end{array}$ a. Define the random variable of interest to the dealer.
b. List the simple events in the sample space.
c. Assign probabilities to the simple events and show the probability distribution.
d. What approach have you used in determining the probabilities in part (c)?
e. What is the probability of selling no more than four cars in any given week?

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