Answer to Question #315656 in Statistics and Probability for kyla

Question

Find the mean of the probability distribution of a random variable X which can take 

only the values 2, 4, 5, and 9, given that P(2)=9/20, P(5)=1/20, P(5)=1/5, and 

P(9)=3/10

Answer 1

$EX=2\cdot \frac{9}{20}+4\cdot \frac{1}{20}+5\cdot \frac{1}{5}+9\cdot \frac{3}{10}=4.8$