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    Probability - expected value

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    Probability Distributions; Expected Values

    1. Suppose 5 apples in a barrel of 25 apples are known to be rotten.

    a. Draw a histogram for the number of rotten apples in a sample of 2 apples.

    b. What is the expected number of rotten apples in a sample of 2 apples?

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    The solution draws a histogram and calculates the expected value.

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