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4. In a deck of cards which consists of cards numbered 1 to 5, a card is drawn randomly. A player wins 35 pesos if the number on the card is odd and loses 35 pesos if the number on the card is even. What is the expected value of his winnings?

4. In a deck of cards which consists of cards numbered 1 to 5, a card is drawn randomly. A player wins 35 pesos if the number on the card is odd and loses 35 pesos if the number on the card is even. What is the expected value of his winnings?

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College Algebra
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Author:James Stewart, Lothar Redlin, Saleem Watson
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Chapter9: Counting And Probability
Section9.4: Expected Value
Problem 1E: If a game gives payoffs of $10 and $100 with probabilities 0.9 and 0.1, respectively, then the...
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1. A Random Variable X can take only two values, 1 and 2 .P(1) = 0.8 and P(2) = 0.2 Calculate the Expected value of X. 2. A Random Variable X can take only two values, 1 and 2. P(1) = 0.8 and P(2) = 0.2 Calculate the Variance of X 3. A lottery that pays off 100,000 pesos is made available for 5,000,000 tickets. Each ticket costs 50 pesos. Suppose the variable X gives the net winnings from playing the lottery. What is the expected gain for joining the lottery with only one ticket? 4. In a deck of cards which consists of cards numbered 1 to 5, a card is drawn randomly. A player wins 35 pesos if the number on the card is odd and loses 35 pesos if the number on the card is even. What is the expected value of his winnings?
Transcribed Image Text:1. A Random Variable X can take only two values, 1 and 2 .P(1) = 0.8 and P(2) = 0.2 Calculate the Expected value of X. 2. A Random Variable X can take only two values, 1 and 2. P(1) = 0.8 and P(2) = 0.2 Calculate the Variance of X 3. A lottery that pays off 100,000 pesos is made available for 5,000,000 tickets. Each ticket costs 50 pesos. Suppose the variable X gives the net winnings from playing the lottery. What is the expected gain for joining the lottery with only one ticket? 4. In a deck of cards which consists of cards numbered 1 to 5, a card is drawn randomly. A player wins 35 pesos if the number on the card is odd and loses 35 pesos if the number on the card is even. What is the expected value of his winnings?
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