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Is the distance a baseball travels in the air after being hit a discrete random​ variable, a continuous random​ variable, or not a random​ variable?

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Answer: a continuous random​ variable

Explanation:

Can you count the distance it traveled? You can't, so it couldn't be discrete because you can count discrete variables.

Can you measure the distance it traveled? You sure can, that makes it a continuous random variable.

Do you know the exact distance it's going to travel? You won't, therefore it's a random variable since you don't know the value beforehand.

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