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A.Find the expected number of cars that Ahmed will sell next week. Show your work.
b.Find the variance of the number of cars that Ahmed will sell next week. Show your work.

Transcribed Image Text:Ahmed sells cars for a car dealership. He estimates the following probabilities for the
number of cars (X) that he will sell in the next week.
Number of cars (X)
Probability
0
.10
1
.20
2
.35
3
.16
4
.12
5
.07
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