SOLUTION: Consider the discrete probability distribution below when answering the following question. Find the probability that X equals 5. x 2 5 6 8 pr(X=x) 0.25 ? 0.16 0.08 Select one

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Question 1121573: Consider the discrete probability distribution below when answering the following question. Find the probability that X equals 5.
x 2 5 6 8
pr(X=x) 0.25 ? 0.16 0.08
Select one:
a. 0.51
b. 0.49
c. 0.55
d. 0.45
Thanks in advance

Answer by rothauserc(4718) About Me  (Show Source):
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summation of the discrete probabilities must equal 1, therefore
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Probability (X = 5) = 1 - (0.25+0.16+0.08) = 0.51
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answer is a.
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