Sue Anne Owns a Medium-Sized Business What Is the Expected Value of the Number of Employees

question 206

Multiple Choice

Sue Anne owns a medium-sized business.The probability model below describes the number of employees that may call in sick on any given day. $$\begin{array} { c | c c c c c } \text { Number of Employees Sick } & 0 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 \\\hline \mathrm { P } ( \mathrm { X } = \mathrm { x } ) & 0.1 & 0.4 & 0.3 & 0.15 & 0.05\end{array}$$ What is the expected value of the number of employees calling in sick each day?

• A)2.00
• B)1.00
• C)1.65
• D)1.70
• E)1.75

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