Each day Donna and Mary toss a coin to see who buys the other person coffee ​($1.38 a​ cup). One tosses and the other calls the outcome. If the person who calls the outcome is​ correct, the other buys the​ coffee; otherwise the caller pays. Assume that an honest coin is​ used, that Mary tosses the​ coin, and that Donna calls the outcome. Find​ Mary's expected payback. Is this a fair​ game?       ​Mary's expected payback is ​$_________(Type an integer or a​ decimal.)   Is this a fair game?

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Each day Donna and Mary toss a coin to see who buys the other person coffee ​($1.38 a​ cup). One tosses and the other calls the outcome. If the person who calls the outcome is​ correct, the other buys the​ coffee; otherwise the caller pays. Assume that an honest coin is​ used, that Mary tosses the​ coin, and that Donna calls the outcome. Find​ Mary's expected payback. Is this a fair​ game?
 
 
 
​Mary's expected payback is ​$_________(Type an integer or a​ decimal.)
 
Is this a fair game? 
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