Let X denote the number of fruits that ...

Let X denote the number of fruits that are grown in a farm house in a particular day.
The probability that X can take the value of x has the following form,
where k is some unknown constant.
`P(X=x) = {(k, if x=0),(2k, if x=1),(3k, if x=2), (0, "otherwise"):}`
Then the value of k is

A

(a) `1/8`

B

(b) `1/2`

C

(c) `1/3`

D

(d) `1/6`

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The correct Answer is:

D

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