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Transcribed Image Text:Use Table 1 to answer the following questions
Table 1
x| P(x)
10.14
210.16
30.12
40.14
50.13
60.31
(Part A) Does the table above represent a probability
distribution? Yes or no?
(Part B) Find the mean of this probability distribution,
rounding to 2 decimal places as needed. If this is not a
probability distribution, type in X instead.
(Part C) Find the standard deviation of this probability
distribution, rounding to 2 decimal places as needed. If
this is not a probability distribution, type in X instead.
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