Insurance: An insurance company sells a 1-year term life insurance policy to an 85-year-old woman. The woman pays a premium of $2300. If she dies within 1 year, the company will pay $62,000 to her beneficiary. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the probability that an 85-year-old woman will be alive 1 year later is 0.9645. Let X be the profit made by the insurance company. Part: 0/2 Part 1 of 2 (a) Find the probability distribution. The probability distribution is 2300 x P(x) ☐ ☐

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Chapter13: Probability And Calculus
Section13.3: Special Probability Density Functions
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Insurance: An insurance company sells a 

1

-year term life insurance policy to an 

85

-year-old woman. The woman pays a premium of 

$2300

. If she dies within 

1

 year, the company will pay 

$62,000

 to her beneficiary. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the probability that an 

85

-year-old woman will be alive 

1

 year later is 

0.9645

. Let 

X

 be the profit made by the insurance company.

 
Insurance: An insurance company sells a 1-year term life insurance policy to an 85-year-old woman. The woman pays a premium of $2300. If she dies within 1
year, the company will pay $62,000 to her beneficiary. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the probability that an 85-year-old
woman will be alive 1 year later is 0.9645. Let X be the profit made by the insurance company.
Part: 0/2
Part 1 of 2
(a) Find the probability distribution.
The probability distribution is
2300
x
P(x)
☐ ☐
Transcribed Image Text:Insurance: An insurance company sells a 1-year term life insurance policy to an 85-year-old woman. The woman pays a premium of $2300. If she dies within 1 year, the company will pay $62,000 to her beneficiary. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the probability that an 85-year-old woman will be alive 1 year later is 0.9645. Let X be the profit made by the insurance company. Part: 0/2 Part 1 of 2 (a) Find the probability distribution. The probability distribution is 2300 x P(x) ☐ ☐
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