Let random variable be $X\sim U([-2,2])$, random variable $Y=5X-4$. Calculate $EY$ and $D^{2}Y$

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Let random variable be $X\sim U([-2,2])$, random variable $Y=5X-4$.

Calculate $EY$ and $D^{2}Y$

D-variance

My take:

$EX=-2$

$D^{2}X$= 4

$EY=E(5x-4)=5EX-4=5*(-2)-4=-14$

$D^{2}Y=D^{2}(5X-4)=25D^{2}X=25*4=100$

Could anyone check if my answers are correct?

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$EX=0$

$D^{2}X$= 4

$EY=E(5x-4)=5EX-4=5*0-4=-4$

$D^{2}Y=D^{2}(5X-4)=25D^{2}X=25*4=100$

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The expectation is right, but $Var(X) = \frac {16}{12}= \frac {4}{3} $ and then $Var(Y) = 25*Var(X)= 33.333 $