Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data (4th Edition)

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Chapter 6 - Review - Test - Page 356: 1b

Answer

The random variable is continuous. The possible values are the non negative real numbers, that is, $x\geq0$

Work Step by Step

The miles per gallon of gasoline is continuous because there are infinite numbers we can use to measure miles per gallon. In other words, between two possible numbers, there are an infinite number of other possible numbers.
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