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The 2019 Farmer’s Insurance Open is a golf tournament that took place between January 24th and...

The 2019 Farmer’s Insurance Open is a golf tournament that took place between January 24th and January 27th of 2019. The 18th hole is considered to be one of the hardest of the tournament. Let X be the number of golf strokes taken to complete the 18th hole. The probability distribution for X is:

X: 2 . 3 . 4 . 5

P(X): 0.064 . 0.673 . ??? 0.019

Find the expected number of strokes needed to complete the hole.

A) 3.218

B) 2.242

C) 0.244

D) 0.756

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Expert Solution

Solution:-

                 x             P(x)
2 0.064
3 0.673
4 ?
5 0.019

Expected number = 0.064+0.673+0.019 -1

= 0.756 - 1 = 0.244

= 0.244

Answer = C) 0.244 OPTION IS CORRECT  


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