Suppose A is a random variable and Y is not a random variabl
     Suppose A\' is a random variable and Y is not a random variable. What kind of variable (random or not random) is W when ... W = X + Y b W = XY W = 2Y W = X^2  ask yourself the question, do I know the value of W before the experiment that determines x is run?  
  
  Solution
a) W=x+y
Since x is a random variable and W involves sum of X, W is a random variable
b) W=xy
Yes a random variable as distribution of w is distribution product of a random variable x with y
c) W=2y
No not a random variable.
Since W does not depend on any random variable
d) W=x^2
is a random variable.

