On a college campus in the northeast there are approximately 3000 students.On average there are approximately 50 classes being offered simultaneously on a given day.The number of registered students who are absent from the class is an example of a _______.
A)discrete random variable
B)continuous random variable

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The number of registered students who are absent from class is a discrete variable because it can only take on whole number values (i.e. you can't have half a student absent).

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