Why Is the Value '2' Used in Calculating Coin Variance?

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A bag contains a large number of coins comprises of 1 cent and 5 cents coins in the ration of 1:3

find the man and variance of the values of coins..
i have attached the sample ans here. i don't understand why the value of '2' is used?? why not '5' ...for me '5' represent 5 cents.

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  • Worked solution table and equations: X = possible values of coin, with X=1 having P(X=x)=1/4 and X=2 having P(X=x)=3/4; mean μ = 1(1/4)+2(3/4) = 7/4; variance σ² = 1(1/4)+4(3/4)−(7/4)² = 3/16.
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werson9339 said:

Homework Statement



A bag contains a large number of coins comprises of 1 cent and 5 cents coins in the ration of 1:3

find the man and variance of the values of coins..
i have attached the sample ans here. i don't understand why the value of '2' is used?? why not '5' ...for me '5' represent 5 cents.

Homework Equations

The Attempt at a Solution

I think there is a typo in the sample answer. The mean should be 1*1/4 + 5*3/4 = 1/4 + 15/14 = 16/4 = 4 (cents).
 
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