A random variable is used to find the number of items in a scavenger hunt being held by a local youth group. Identify the variable as discrete or continuous and explain.

Discrete variables are ones that are distinct, represented by counting numbers. The number of items in a scavenger hunt would be represented by counting numbers (1, 2, 3, etc) so this is a discrete variable.

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MrRoyal MrRoyal · Answer 2 · 2022-01-20T10:12:29+01:00

The variable is the number of items in the scavenger hunt, and it is a discrete variable

From the question, we have the variable to be:

The number of items in the scavenger hunt

The count of items can only be represented as whole numbers

i.e. 0, 1, 2,......

When the values of a variable are whole numbers, then such variable is a discrete variable

Hence, the variable is a discrete variable

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