Q.1 Let X is the amount of storage space purchased by the next customer to buy a freezer. Suppose that X has probability mass function 13.5 15.9 19.1 P(X = x) 0.2 0.5 0.3 (1) If the price of a freezer having capacity X cubic feet 8.5, what is the expected price and variance paid is 25X - by the next cust omer to buy a freezer? (ii) Find moment generating function.

Q.1 Let X is the amount of storage space purchased by the next customer to buy a freezer. Suppose that X has probability mass function 13.5 15.9 19.1 P(X = x) 0.2 0.5 0.3 (1) If the price of a freezer having capacity X cubic feet 8.5, what is the expected price and variance paid is 25X - by the next cust omer to buy a freezer? (ii) Find moment generating function.

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Q.1 Let X is the amount of storage space purchased by the
next
customer
to buy a
freezer. Suppose that X has
probability mass function
13.5
15.9
19.1
P(X = x)
0.2
0.5
0.3
(1) If the price of a freezer having capacity X cubic feet
8.5, what is the expected price and variance paid
is 25X
by the next cust omer to buy a freezer?
(ii) Find moment generating function.

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