For An observer stands at an overpass of a highway and counts the vehicles that pass by. He stops counting when he sees two red cars. The proportion of cars which are red is 0.05. Let X be the number of cars counted. What is the expected value of X?

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For An observer stands at an overpass of a highway and counts the vehicles that pass by. He stops counting when he sees two red cars. The proportion of cars which are red is 0.05. Let X be the number of cars counted. What is the expected value of X?
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