The number of damaged items found on a shelf in a grocery store when taking inventory is:
A)a discrete random variable
B)a continuous random variable
C)either a continuous or a discrete random variable, depending on the number of the items found
D)either a continuous or a discrete random variable, depending on the type of item
E)a complex random variable

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The number of damaged items can only take integer values (0, 1, 2, 3, ...), making it a discrete random variable, as it counts occurrences.

The Number of Damaged Items Found on a Shelf in a Grocery