A standard deck of cards contains 52 cards, of which 4 are aces.  You are offered the following wager: draw one card at random from the deck. You win $10 if the card drawn is an ace.  Otherwise, you lose $1. If you make this wager very many times, what will be the mean outcome?

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Chapter8: Sequences, Series,and Probability
Section8.7: Probability
Problem 7ECP: You draw one card at random from a standard deck of 52 playing cards. What is the probability that...
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A standard deck of cards contains 52 cards, of which 4 are aces.  You are offered the following wager: draw one card at random from the deck. You win $10 if the card drawn is an ace.  Otherwise, you lose $1. If you make this wager very many times, what will be the mean outcome? 

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