Insurance: An insurance company sells a  1 -year term life insurance policy to an  85 -year-old man. The man pays a premium of  $1600 . If he dies within  1  year, the company will pay  $33,000  to his beneficiary. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the probability that an  85 -year-old man will be alive  1  year later is  0.9537 . Let  X  be the profit made by the insurance company. Part: 0 / 2 0 of 2 Parts Complete   Part 1 of 2     (a) Find the probability distribution.The probability distribution is x   1600 Px

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Insurance: An insurance company sells a 

1

-year term life insurance policy to an 

85

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

$1600

. If he dies within 

1

 year, the company will pay 

$33,000

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

85

-year-old man will be alive 

1

 year later is 

0.9537

. Let 

X

 be the profit made by the insurance company.

Part: 0 / 2
0 of 2 Parts Complete
 
Part 1 of 2
 
 

(a) Find the probability distribution.

The probability distribution is

x
 
1600
Px
 
 
 
 
 
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