Chapter SH, Problem 11.6EP

To determine

To find: The random variable in given distribution, and classify it as discrete or continuous. And hence explain.

Answer to Problem 11.6EP

The Variable $X$ is discrete.

Explanation of Solution

The random variable $X$ is the number of golf balls hit into any particular lake.

The number of golf balls is countable, and since discrete random variables represent countable values, so $X$ is discrete.

Therefore the Variable $X$ is discrete.