document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=473279>Question 473279</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Which of the following variables are best thought of as continuous, which discrete? Indicate your choice for each by checking the appropriate column.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Please indicate Discrete or Continuous\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A) the number of tickets purchased by a caller on a rose Bowl ticket hotline\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "B) The mass of the solid impurities per mililiter of Los Angeles tap water\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "C) The time that a student in Calculus 101 takes to complete a midterm exam\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "D) The amount of coffee in a cup dispensed by a coin-operated coffee machine </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #324557 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=324557\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A) the number of tickets purchased by a caller on a rose Bowl ticket hotline -- Discrete (this is a finite number)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "B) The mass of the solid impurities per mililiter of Los Angeles tap water -- Continuous (mass is any nonnegative real number)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "C) The time that a student in Calculus 101 takes to complete a midterm exam -- Continuous (time is any nonnegative real number)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "D) The amount of coffee in a cup dispensed by a coin-operated coffee machine -- Continuous (volume is any nonnegative real number) </SPAN>\n" );
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