A Researcher Records the Number of Buckets of Popcorn Purchased

question 8

Multiple Choice

A researcher records the number of buckets of popcorn purchased by patrons during one night at the movies.She finds that the probability that a patron purchased 0 buckets of popcorn is p = .27; 1 bucket is p = .51; 2 buckets is p = .17; and 3 buckets is p = .05.How many buckets of popcorn can we expect a patron to purchase per night at the movies in the long run?

• A) exactly 1 bucket of popcorn per night
• B) more than 1 bucket of popcorn per night
• C) less than one bucket of popcorn per night
• D) none of these

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