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A random variable X has the following probability distribution:

x P
-16
-14
-13
-12
-10
-6
-5
-1

X=x)
0.146
0.208
0.125
0.167
0.063
0.104
0.125
0.063

(The probabilities sum to 1.001 which is acceptable by rounding rules) The expected value of X is

A)	-10.819
B)	-10.319
C)	-11.319
D)	10.319
E)	11.319

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