document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=841348>Question 841348</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if the possible values for x are 0,1,2,3,4,5 and the corresponding values for p(x) are .2,.2,.15,.3,.35,.2,.1 respectively, does p(x) qualify as a probability function </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #506829 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><B>Fombitz(32388)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Fombitz><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=506829\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> First, you have 6 x values and 7 probability values.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That doesn't really matter.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Your probability values need to sum to 1. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since they don't sum to 1, this cannot be a probability function. </SPAN>\n" );
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