Roth is a computer-consulting firm.The number of new clients that they have obtained each month has ranged from 0 to 6.The number of new clients has the probability distribution that is shown below. $$\begin{array}{l}
\text { Number of }\
\begin{array} { c c }
\text { New Clients } & \text { Probability } \
\hline 0 & 0.05 \
1 & 0.10 \
2 & 0.15 \
3 & 0.35 \
4 & 0.20 \
5 & 0.10 \
6 & 0.05
\end{array}
\end{array}$$ The expected number of new clients per month is
A) 6
B) 0
C) 3.05
D) 21

Question

Roth is a computer-consulting firm.The number of new clients that they have obtained each month has ranged from 0 to 6.The number of new clients has the probability distribution that is shown below. $$\begin{array}{l}
\text { Number of }\
\begin{array} { c c } 
\text { New Clients } & \text { Probability } \
\hline 0 & 0.05 \
1 & 0.10 \
2 & 0.15 \
3 & 0.35 \
4 & 0.20 \
5 & 0.10 \
6 & 0.05
\end{array}
\end{array}$$   The expected number of new clients per month is
A) 6
B) 0
C) 3.05
D) 21

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The expected number of new clients is calculated by multiplying each number of new clients by its probability and summing these products: $0(0.05) + 1(0.10) + 2(0.15) + 3(0.35) + 4(0.20) + 5(0.10) + 6(0.05) = 3.05$.

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