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ss2343

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on: Jul 25, 2018
A coin is flipped 6 times. The variable x represents the number of tails obtained.
  List the possible values of x. Is x discrete or continuous? Explain.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

A number between 1 and 10, inclusive, is randomly chosen. Events A and B are defined as follows.
 
  A: The number is even
  B: The number is less than 7
 
  Which expression represents the event that the number is both even and less than 7?
 
  A) A  B B) Bc C) Ac D) A  B


aruss1303

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Reply #1 on: Jul 25, 2018
Answer to Question 1

possible values of x: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6; The variable x is discrete since it has a finite number of distinct possible values.

Answer to Question 2

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