A Researcher Records the Number of Buckets of Popcorn Purchased

Multiple Choice

A researcher records the number of buckets of popcorn purchased by patrons during one night at the movies.She finds that the probability that a patron purchased 0 buckets of popcorn is p = .27; 1 bucket is p = .51; 2 buckets is p = .17; and 3 buckets is p = .05.How many buckets of popcorn can we expect a patron to purchase per night at the movies in the long run?

A) exactly 1 bucket of popcorn per night
B) more than 1 bucket of popcorn per night
C) less than one bucket of popcorn per night
D) none of these