How to find mean of a random variable

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AP Statistics › How to find mean of a random variable

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1

Let us suppose you are a waiter. You work your first four shifts and receive the following in tips: (1) 20, (2) 30, (3) 15, (4) 5. What is the mean amount of tips you will receive in a given day?

2

Robert's work schedule for next week will be released today. Robert will work either 45, 40, 25, or 12 hours. The probabilities for each possibility are listed below:

45 hours: 0.3

40 hours: 0.2

25 hours: 0.4

12 hours: 0.1

What is the mean outcome for the number of hours that Robert will work?

3

Tim samples the average plant height of potato plants for his science class and finds the following distribution (in inches):

Which of the following is/are true about the data?

i: the mode is

ii: the mean is

iii: the median is

iv: the range is

4

A basketball player makes of his three-point shots. If he takes three-point shots each game, how many points per game does he score from three-point range?

5

There are collectable coins in a bag. are ounces, are ounces, are ounces, and are ounces. If one coin is randomly selected, what is the mean possible weight in ounces?

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