Question

the owner of a local movie theater keeps track of the number of tickets sold in each purchase. the owner determines the probabilities based on these records. let x represent the number of tickets bought in one purchase. the distribution for x is given in the table. what is the probability that a randomly selected purchase has less than two tickets? 0.17 0.55 0.72 0.83

Explanation:

Step1: Interpret "less than two tickets"

Less than two tickets means \(X = 1\).

Step2: Find the corresponding probability

From the table, when \(X = 1\), the probability \(P(X = 1)=0.17\).

Answer:

0.17