Identify the given item as probability distribution, continuous random variable, or discrete random variable. The number of oranges purchased in a grocery store.

Discrete random variable

Step-by-step explanation:

We are given the following in the question:

x is the number of number of oranges purchased in a grocery store.

Thus, it have the following properties.

The number of oranges can always be counted and not measured. They will always have a finite value. They will have discrete values. They cannot take any value within an interval.

Thus, it is a discrete random variable