The p.d.f. of a continuous random variable $X$ is given by $f(x) = \frac{x+2}{18}$ for $-2 < x < 4$ and $f(x) = 0$ otherwise. Then $P[|x| < 1] = $

  • A
    $\frac{1}{18}$
  • B
    $\frac{4}{9}$
  • C
    $\frac{2}{9}$
  • D
    $\frac{1}{9}$

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