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The probability distribution of a discrate random variable X is : `{:(X=x, 1,2,3,4,5),(P(X=x),k,2k,3k,4k,5k):}` Find `P (X le 4).`

Answer» Here, we must have `k+2k+3k+4k+5k=1`
`15k=1`
`k=1/15`
Now, `P (Xle4)=k+2k+3k+4k`
`=1/15+2/15+3/15+4/15=10/15`
`therefore P(Xle4)=2/3`


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