Finite Math and Applied Calculus (6th Edition)

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1133607705
ISBN 13: 978-1-13360-770-0

Chapter 8 - Section 8.1 - Random Variables and Distributions - Exercises - Page 556: 33c

Answer

$P(X \leq 5000) = 5/10 = .5$

Work Step by Step

No more than 5,000 pounds means 5,000 pounds, and anything less, is okay. So we want $$P(X \leq 5,000) = P(X = 2,000) + P(X = 3,000) + P(X = 4000) + P(X = 5,000)$$ which is 2/10 + 1/10 + 1/10 + 1/10 = 5/10
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