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SOA Exam P Sample Question 481

Study guide: Exam P-1

The number of days required for a damage control team to locate and repair a leak in the hull of a ship is modeled by a discrete random variable, N. N is uniformly distributed on \{1, 2, 3, 4, 5\}.

The cost of locating and repairing a leak is N^2 + N + 1.

Calculate the expected cost of locating and repairing a leak in the hull of the ship.

  • A) 11
  • B) 12
  • C) 13
  • D) 14
  • E) 15

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