Use the probability distribution graph to answer the question.

p(x ≤ a) = 0.6

what is the value of a?

5

Step-by-step explanation:

So we want to find the value of x where the area to the left of it is equal to 0.6.

Let's start by finding the area of the first triangle, between x=0 and x=4.

A = 1/2 bh

A = 1/2 (4) (0.2)

A = 0.4

So we know a > 4.  What if we add the area of that rectangle?

A = 0.4 + bh

A = 0.4 + (1) (0.2)

A = 0.6

Aha!  So a = 5.