Decide whether a discrete or continuous random variable is the best model for each of the following variables:

(a) The time until a projectile returns to earth.

(b) The number of times a transistor in a computer memory changes state in one operation.

(e) The volume of gasoline that is lost to evaporation during the filling of a gas tank.

(d) The outside diameter of a machined shaft.

(e) The number of cracks exceeding one-half inch in 10 miles of an interstate highway.

(f) The weight of an injection-molded plastic part. (g) The number of molecules in a sample of gas.

(b) The concentration of output from a reactor. (i) The current in an electronic circuit. Supplemental Exercises