A survey of cars on a certain stretch of highway during morning commute hours showed that 55% had only one occupant, 15% had 2, 10% had 3, 3% had 4, and and the remaining had 5. Let.X represent the number of occupants in a randomly chosen car. Find the expected number of occupants. Round the answer to two decimal places.

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A survey of cars on a certain stretch of highway during morning commute hours
showed that 55% had only one occupant, 15% had 2, 10% had 3, 3% had 4, and and
the remaining had 5. Let.X represent the number of occupants in a randomly
chosen car. Find the expected number of occupants. Round the answer to two
decimal places.
Transcribed Image Text:A survey of cars on a certain stretch of highway during morning commute hours showed that 55% had only one occupant, 15% had 2, 10% had 3, 3% had 4, and and the remaining had 5. Let.X represent the number of occupants in a randomly chosen car. Find the expected number of occupants. Round the answer to two decimal places.
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