Is the distance a baseball travels in the air after being hit a discrete random variable, a continuous random variable, or not

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a random variable?

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LuckyWell [14K] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-15T10:21:00+03:00

Answer: a continuous random variable

Step-by-step explanation:

Can you count the distance it traveled? You can't, so it couldn't be discrete because you can count discrete variables.

Can you measure the distance it traveled? You sure can, that makes it a continuous random variable.

Do you know the exact distance it's going to travel? You won't, therefore it's a random variable since you don't know the value beforehand.

Is the distance a baseball travels in the air after being hit a discrete random​ variable, a continuous random​ variable, or not