Find the Mean of the Random Variable A) $1.50$ B) $1.73$ C) $2.00$

question 80

Multiple Choice

Find the mean of the random variable.
-The random variable X is the number of people who have a college degree in a randomly selected group of four adults from a particular town. Its probability distribution is given in the table. Round
The answer to two decimal places. $\begin{array}{c|ccccc}\mathrm{X} & 0 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 \\\hline \mathrm{P}(\mathrm{X}=\mathrm{x}) & 0.1296 & 0.3456 & 0.3456 & 0.1536 & 0.0256\end{array}$

• A)\(1.50\)
• B) \(1.73\)
• C) \(2.00\)
• D) \(1.60\)

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