PLEASE HELP ME ANSWER The probability that Scott will be late for work is 0.15. In a year Scott works for 240 days. Work out the expected number of days that he will be late....…

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Moshevi · Answer 1 · 2022-01-15T07:41:32+0000

Answer:

36 days

Explanation:

Given

p = 0.15 -- probability of coming late to work

n = 240 -- number of days

Required

Determine the expected number of days of coming late (E(x))

This is calculated using:

E(x) = np

E(x) = 240 * 0.15

E(x) = 36

The expected number of days is 36