SOLUTION: An independent television station airs a movie-of-the-day every Tuesday and Thursday. Their market research shows that their suspense movies are viewed by an average of 3500 people

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Question 204174: An independent television station airs a movie-of-the-day every Tuesday and Thursday. Their market research shows that their suspense movies are viewed by an average of 3500 people, their comedies are viewed by 4500 people, and their dramas are viewed by 6000 people. The station buys a package of 100 movies, consisting of 15 suspense movies, 40 comedies, and 45 dramas. The movies will be shown two per week for 50 weeks. Find the expected number of viewers on a given movie.
A. 4667 B. 479 C. 140 D. 5025 E. 1400

Answer by feliz1965(151) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Are you sure this is not a statistics question? I ask because of the phrase "expected number" in the application.
This is what I came up with:
3500/15 + 4500/40 + 6000/45 = 479.16, which can be rounded to the nearest unit and becomes 479.
I hope this helps. If this is not the answer, write back.