SOLUTION: Identify each of the random variables as continuous or discrete. a) Speed of an automobile b) The number of doughnuts left in the pantry c) The air temperature of a public

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Question 129660: Identify each of the random variables as continuous or discrete.
a) Speed of an automobile
b) The number of doughnuts left in the pantry
c) The air temperature of a public park
d) The weight of a professional wrestler
e) The number of restaurant patrons
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Identify each of the random variables as continuous or discrete.
a) Speed of an automobile--------continuous
b) The number of doughnuts left in the pantry-------------discrete
c) The air temperature of a public park-------------continuous
d) The weight of a professional wrestler-------------continuous
e) The number of restaurant patrons------------discrete
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General Rule: If you can count them, they are discrete.
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Cheers,
Stan H.