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22 July, 05:51

Suppose that the probabilities of a customer purchasing 0, 1, or 2 books at a book store are 0.4 , 0.2 , and 0.4 , respectively. What is the expected number of books a customer will purchase?

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  1. 22 July, 09:35
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    Expected number of books = 1.0

    Step-by-step explanation:

    Expected number of books, E (x) = ∑xp (x)

    ∑ = Summation

    x = books

    p (x) = probability of purchasing a book

    E (x) = (0*0.4) + (1*0.2) + (2*0.4)

    E (x) = 0 + 0.2 + 0.8 = 1.0
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