The daily limit for catching bass at a lake is four The rand

The daily limit for catching bass at a lake is four. The random variable x and associated probability distribution is as such: P(no bass) is 0.1, P(1 bass) is 0.5, P(2 bass) is 0.20; P(3 bass) is 0.15 and P(4 bass) is 0.05. What is the mean number of bass caught in the lake in a day.

Solution

Consider:

Thus,

E(x) = Expected value = mean =    1.55 [ANSWER]