Identify the kind of random variable

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Classifcation Which of the following are continuous variables and which are discrete?

a. Speed of an airplane

b. Age of a college professor chosen at random

c. Number of books in the college bookstore

d. Weight of a football player chosen at random

e. Number of lightning strikes in Rocky Mountain National Park on a given day.

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