Classify the following random variables as continuous or discrete: a the quantity of fat

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Classify the following random variables as continuous or discrete: a the quantity of fat in a sausage b the mark out of 50 for a geography test c the weight of a seventeen year old student d the volume of water in a cup of coffee e the number of trout in a lake f the number of hairs on a cat g the length of hairs on a horse h the height of a sky-scraper.

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QUESTION:

Classify the following random variables as continuous or discrete: a the quantity of fat in a sausage b the mark out of 50 for a geography test c the weight of a seventeen year old student d the volume of water in a cup of coffee e the number of trout in a lake f the number of hairs on a cat g the length of hairs on a horse h the height of a sky-scraper.

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Discrete random variables can take the value of countable numbers such that an integer or a natural number.

Continuous random variables can take any value within an interval such that a decimal, fraction or any real number.

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