SOLUTION: i would please like help with this question, "if may of a particular year was picked at random, what is the probability that average high temperature for that may was exactly 70 d

Question 578761: i would please like help with this question,
"if may of a particular year was picked at random, what is the probability that average high temperature for that may was exactly 70 degrees?"
thank you!
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
i would please like help with this question,
"if may of a particular year was picked at random, what is the probability that average high temperature for that may was exactly 70 degrees?"
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Answer: Temperature is a continuous variable (as opposed to a discrete variable).
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In a continuous distribution the propability of any particular value is zero.
Your answer is zero.
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cheers,
Stan H.
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