Answer:
A discrete random variable can take on only whole values while a continuous variable can take on decimal places.
Therefore, the following are categorized into discrete or continuous random variables.
[tex]\left|\begin{array}{c|c|c}$Experiment&$Random Variable&$Discrete or Continuos\\---&---&---\\$Watch a football game&$Number of penalties&$Discrete\\$Take your temperature&$Temperature in degrees Fahrenheit&$Continuous\end{array}\right|[/tex]
[tex]\left|\begin{array}{c|c|c}$Watch a baseball player bat&$1 if he hits a home run, 0 if he does not&$Discrete\\$Grab five MMs from a bowl of candies &$Number of yellow MMs you grab&$Discrete\end{array}\right|[/tex]