Let $X$ denote the number of hours you study during a randomly selected school day. The probability that $X$ can take the values $x$ has the following form,where $k$ is some unknown constant.
$P(X=x) = \begin{cases} 0.1, & \text{if } x=0 \\ kx, & \text{if } x=1 \text{ or } 2 \\ k(5-x), & \text{if } x=3 \text{ or } 4 \\ 0, & \text{otherwise} \end{cases}$
Find the value of $k$.
$P(X=x) = \begin{cases} 0.1, & \text{if } x=0 \\ kx, & \text{if } x=1 \text{ or } 2 \\ k(5-x), & \text{if } x=3 \text{ or } 4 \\ 0, & \text{otherwise} \end{cases}$
Find the value of $k$.
- A$0.15$
- B$0.20$
- C$0.25$
- D$0.30$
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