document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1135381>Question 1135381</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  Assume that the committee is made up of 5 males and 3 females. Two are selected at random, and a random variable X is defined to be the number of females selected.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How many different values are possible for the random variable X<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer: 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Explanation: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "We can only select two people. We could have X = 0 females chosen (ie have 2 men selected), or X = 1 female chosen (1 woman, 1 man), or X = 2 females are selected (no men are selected in this scenario). This constitutes all the possible values that X can take on. So there are three different values for X. The random variable X is a discrete variable because it can only take on finitely many whole numbers. <BR>\n" );
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