Applied Statistics and Probability for Engineers, 6th Edition

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Chapter 3 - Section 3-4 - Mean and Variance of a Discrete Random Variable - Exercises - Page 77: 3-65

Answer

x=24

Work Step by Step

$μ=E(x)=∑xP(x)=0×0.2+1×0.2+2×0.2+3×0.2+x\times0.2%$ $6=1.2+0.2x$ $x=\frac{6-1.2}{0.2}=24$
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