The number of customers that enter a store during one day is an example of:
A)a continuous random variable
B)a discrete random variable
C)either a continuous or a discrete random variable, depending on the number of the customers
D)either a continuous or a discrete random variable, depending on the gender of the customers
E)none of the above

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The number of customers entering a store is counted in whole numbers (0, 1, 2, 3, ...), making it a discrete random variable, as it cannot take on every value within an interval.

The Number of Customers That Enter a Store During One