In one of the archaeological excavation sites the artifact d

In one of the archaeological excavation sites, the artifact density (number of prehistoric artifacts per 10 liters of sediment) was 1.5. Suppose you are going to dig up and examine 40 liters of sediment at this site. Let r = 0, 1, 2, 3, ... be a random variable that represents the number of prehistoric artifacts found in your 40 liters of sediment. Identify lambda. Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

Solution

There are 1.5 artifacts/10 L.

Thus, there are 1.5 artifact/10 L * 40 L = 6.0 artifacts in 40 L.

Thus,

OPTION A: 6.0 [ANSWER]