Find mean and standard deviation of the random variable x

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Aocording to an almanac, 80% of adult smokers started smoking before turning 18 years old.

(a) Compute the mean and standard deviation of the random variable X, the number of smokers who started smoking before 18 based on a random sample of 300 adults.

(b) Interpret the mean.

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