Exercise 6

According to a study by Dr. John McDougall of his live-in weight loss program at St. Helena Hospital, the people who follow his program lose between 6 and 15 pounds a month until they approach trim body weight.Let's suppose that the weight loss is uniformly distributed.We are interested in the weight loss of a randomly selected individual following the program for one month.(Source:The McDougall Program for Maximum Weight Lossby John A. McDougall, M.D.)

a. Define the random variable.X= __________________________.

b. IsXcontinuous or discrete?

c. X~ ________

d. = ________

e. = ________

f. Draw a graph of the probability distribution. Label the axes.

Please show all work, legibly. Thank you.