Two numbers are selected at random from the first six positive integers. If $X$ denotes the larger of the two numbers,then $\operatorname{Var}(X) = $

  • A
    $\frac{1}{3}$
  • B
    $\frac{14}{3}$
  • C
    $\frac{14}{9}$
  • D
    $\frac{70}{3}$

Explore More

Similar Questions

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.
$P(X=x) = \begin{cases} 0.1, & \text{if } x=0 \\ kx, & \text{if } x=1 \text{ or } 2 \\ k(5-x), & \text{if } x=3 \text{ or } 4 \\ 0, & \text{otherwise} \end{cases}$
What is the probability that you study at least two hours? Exactly two hours? At most two hours?

Let $p(x)$ represent the probability mass function of a Poisson distribution. If its mean $\lambda = 3.725$,then the value of $x$ at which $p(x)$ is maximum is

$A$ random variable $X$ has the following probability distribution:
$X$$1, 2, 3, 4, 5$
$P(X)$$K^2, 2K, K, 2K, 5K^2$

Then $P(X > 2)$ is equal to:

$A$ fair die is tossed repeatedly until a six is obtained. Let $X$ denote the number of tosses required and let $a=P(X=3)$,$b=P(X \geq 3)$ and $c=P(X \geq 6 \mid X>3)$. Then $\frac{b+c}{a}$ is equal to

State which of the following is not a probability distribution of a random variable. Give reasons for your answer.
$X$ $0$ $1$ $2$ $3$ $4$
$P(X)$ $0.1$ $0.5$ $0.2$ $-0.1$ $0.3$

Vedclass Products

For Students

Vedclass Test Series

Mock tests in real JEE/NEET style with performance analysis. 5-day free trial.

Start Free Trial
For Teachers

Exam Paper Generator

Generate Set A/B/C/D exam papers from 7.5L+ questions in 2 minutes. 3 chapters free.

Try Free
For Institutes

Online Exam Module

Live online exams with unlimited students, 360° analytics & white-label branding.

See Demo