Question

N office manager receives reports from employees via email. The probability model describes the number of emails the manager may receive in a day. Email Received 0 1 2 3 4 5 P(X) 0.05 0.15 0.35 0.25 0.15 0.05 How many emails would you expect the manager to receive each day?

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is 2.45.

Step-by-step explanation:

Probability model of an office manager regarding reports from employees is given by:

X = 0; P(X) = 0.05

X = 1; P(X) = 0.15

X = 2; P(X) = 0.35

X = 3; P(X) = 0.25

X = 4; P(X) = 0.15

X = 5; P(X) = 0.05

Now expectation of number of emails that the manager would receive is given by X × P(X)

= 0 × 0.05 + 1 × 0.15 + 2 × 0.35 + 3 × 0.25 + 4 × 0.15 + 5 × 0.05

= 0 + 0.15 + 0.70 + 0.75 + 0.60 + 0.25

= 2.45