Let X denote the number of hours a student studies on any day. If $P(X=x)=\left\{\begin{matrix}0,1, & x=0\\ kx, & x=1 & or\, 2\\k(5-x), & if & x=3\, or \, 4\\0, & & otherwise\end{matrix}\right.$ where k > 0 is a constant, then $P(X≥2)$ is equal to : |
0.75 0.667 0.8 0.45 |
0.75 |
Given the probability distribution: $P(X=0)=0.1$ $P(X=x)=kx \text{ for } x=1,2$ $P(X=x)=k(5-x) \text{ for } x=3,4$ Using $\sum P(X=x)=1$: $0.1 + k(1+2) + k(2+1) = 1$ $0.1 + 6k = 1$ $k = 0.15$ Now, $P(X \ge 2) = P(2) + P(3) + P(4)$ $= 2k + 2k + k = 5k$ $= 5(0.15) = 0.75$ final answer: The probability that the student studies at least 2 hours is 0.75 |