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  • 04-06-2017
  • Mathematics
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If the probability distribution is 1/10, 1/5, 1/2, x, what is the value of x? A. 1/5 b. 1/10 c. 3/10 d. 3/5

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AJ135
AJ135 AJ135
  • 04-06-2017
You would make them all over 10, then subtract them from [tex]\frac{10}{10}[/tex]
The probabilities are [tex]\frac{1}{10}, \frac{2}{10}, \frac{5}{10}[/tex]
Add them together, you get, [tex]\frac{8}{10}[/tex]
[tex]10-8=2[/tex] so [tex]x=\frac{2}{10} or \frac{1}{5}[/tex]
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ethanpdavis34 ethanpdavis34
  • 06-05-2019

the answer in simple terms is A.1/5

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