The number of stations between a passenger's starting point and ending point for a given public transport system is a random variable with the following distribution. Number of Stations probability 1 2 3 0.12 4 0.15 ? 0.19 5 0.2 What is the expected number of stations between a passenger's starting and ending point ?? (Use two decimals)

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The number of stations between a passenger's starting point and ending point for a
given public transport system is a random variable with the following distribution.
Number of Stations
probability
1
2
3
4
0.12
0.15
?
0.19
5
0.2
What is the expected number of stations between a passenger's starting and ending
point ?? (Use two decimals)
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