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Construct the probability distribution of X. b) What is the expected gain from buying one ticket? Is there a loss or win in buying the ticket? c) Compute the variance and standard deviation.

Construct the probability distribution of X. b) What is the expected gain from buying one ticket? Is there a loss or win in buying the ticket? c) Compute the variance and standard deviation.

College Algebra
College Algebra
7th Edition
ISBN:9781305115545
Author:James Stewart, Lothar Redlin, Saleem Watson
Publisher:James Stewart, Lothar Redlin, Saleem Watson
Chapter9: Counting And Probability
Section9.3: Binomial Probability
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Let's do Lottery! Fifty raffle tickets, each worth 5 pesos are sold. One ticket will win 50 pesos, two tickets will win pesos 15 and the rest a loss of 5 pesos. Let X denote the gain from buying one ticket. What is the expected pain from buying one ticket? a) Construct the probability distribution of X. b) What is the expected gain from buying one ticket? Is there a loss or win in buying the ticket? c) Compute the variance and standard deviation.
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