Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

-- Mathematics - Section B2

Chapter

Probability Distributions

Question:

Let X be a distance random variable whose probability distribution is defined as :

$P(X=x)= \left\{\begin{matrix}0.5 & ,if & x=0\\k(x+1) & ,if & x=1\, or \, 2\\k(6-x) & ,if & x=3\, or\, 4\\0 & , & otherwise\end{matrix}\right.$

The, value of k is :

Options:

$\frac{1}{10}$

$\frac{1}{20}$

$\frac{1}{2}$

$\frac{1}{4}$

Correct Answer:

$\frac{1}{20}$