The Produce Manager at a Farmerʹs Market Was Interested in Determining

question 104

Multiple Choice

The produce manager at a farmerʹs market was interested in determining how many oranges a person buyswhen they buy oranges. He asked the cashiers over a weekend to count how many oranges a person boughtwhen they bought oranges and record this number for analysis at a later time. The data is given below in thetable. The random variable x represents the number of oranges purchased and P(x) represents the probabilitythat a customer will buy x apples. Determine the mean number of oranges purchased by a customer. $$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | c | c | c | c | c | c | c | c | } \hline x & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 & 8 & 9 & 10 \\\hline P ( x ) & 0.05 & 0.19 & 0.20 & 0.25 & 0.12 & 0.10 & 0 & 0.08 & 0 & 0.01 \\\hline\end{array}$$

• A) 3.97
• B) 5.50
• C) 3
• D) 4

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