Computers Are Often Used to Randomly Generate Digits of Telephone

question 104

Multiple Choice

Computers are often used to randomly generate digits of telephone numbers to be called for telemarketing purposes. Can the methods used with normal probability distributions be used to find the probability that when one digit is randomly generated, it is greater than 5? Why or why not? What is the probability of getting a digit greater than 5?

• A) Yes, because the generated digits have a normal distribution. The probability of a digit greater than 5 is 0.4.
• B) No, because the generated digits do not have a normal distribution. The probability of a digit greater than 5 is 0.6.
• C) Yes, because the generated digits have a normal distribution. The probability of a digit greater than 5 is 0.6.
• D) No, because the generated digits do not have a normal distribution. The probability of a digit greater than 5 is 0.4.

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