Add up all the probabilities and see if they are all positive, between 0 and 1 and have a sum of EXACTLY 1. A) x | 1 2 3 4 ------------------------ P(x)| 3/16 3/8 1/4 3/16 Ther are all positive between 0 and 1. Let's add them:They have sum exactly 1, so this is a discrete probability distribution. B) x | 3 6 8 ---------------------- P(x)| 0.11 21/25 0.06 They are all positive between 0 and 1. Let's add them: Those probabilities do not have sum exactly 1, so it is not a probability disturibution. C) x | 20 30 40 50 ----------------------------- P(x)| 11/20 0.15 1/5 0.1 They are all positive between 0 and 1. Let's add them: 11/20 +0.15 +1/5+ 0.1 = 11/20 + 15/100 +1/5 +1/10 = 55/100+15/100+20/10010/100 = 100/100 = 1}}} They have sum exactly 1, so this is a discrete probability distribution. Edwin