The probability distribution of a random variable x is given below.
Then the value of k is |
$\frac{103}{84}$ $\frac{84}{103}$ $\frac{84}{102}$ $\frac{84}{101}$ |
$\frac{84}{103}$ |
The correct answer is Option (2) → $\frac{84}{103}$ Given: $P(x) = \frac{k}{3}, \frac{k}{2}, \frac{k}{4}, \frac{k}{7}$ Total probability = 1 $\Rightarrow \frac{k}{3} + \frac{k}{2} + \frac{k}{4} + \frac{k}{7} = 1$ Take LCM = 84 $\Rightarrow k\left(\frac{28 + 42 + 21 + 12}{84}\right) = 1$ $\Rightarrow k\left(\frac{103}{84}\right) = 1$ $\Rightarrow k = \frac{84}{103}$ Required value of $k = \frac{84}{103}$ |