A Local Bakery Has Determined a Probability Distribution for the Number

question 263

Multiple Choice

A local bakery has determined a probability distribution for the number of cheesecakes it sells in a given day. The distribution is as follows: $$\begin{array} { l | c c c c c } \text { Number sold in a day } & 0 & 5 & 10 & 15 & 20 \\\hline \text { Prob (Number sold) } & 0.06 & 0.2 & 0.13 & 0.08 & 0.53\end{array}$$ Find the number of cheesecakes that this local bakery expects to sell in a day.

• A) 20
• B) 14.16
• C) 14.1
• D) 10

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