5. Let X be the random variable with the following probability distribution.

(10 points)

x 1 2 3 4
P(X = x) 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.3

a. Find E(X) and Var(X).

b. Find the probability X > 1

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8. A random variable X follows the uniform distribution with lower limit of 400 and an upper
limit of 600. (8 points)

a. Calculate the mean and the standard deviation of this distribution.

b. What is the probability that X is less than 550?