SOA Exam P Sample Question 172
Study guide: Exam P-1
The number of severe storms that strike city J in a year follows a binomial distribution with n = 5 and p = 0.6. Given that m severe storms strike city J in a year, the number of severe storms that strike city K in the same year is m with probability 1/2, m + 1 with probability 1/3, and m + 2 with probability 1/6.
Calculate the expected number of severe storms that strike city J in a year during which 5 severe storms strike city K.
- A) 3.5
- B) 3.7
- C) 3.9
- D) 4.0
- E) 5.7
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