Waleed decided to construct a probability distribution of tossing five coins. He considers his random variable, ?, to be the number of Tails on all five coins. A. Find E(−4? + 16). B. Find V(−6?).

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Waleed decided to construct a probability distribution of tossing five coins. He considers his random
variable, ?, to be the number of Tails on all five coins.

A. Find E(−4? + 16).

B. Find V(−6?).

 

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