Mike's game consists of selecting two balls, without replacement, from an urn containing 7 balls numbered 1 through 7. The amount that you win (in dollars) is the maximum of the numbers on the two balls. How much should be charged to play this game if the Mike wants to make $0.90, on average, each time the game is played?

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Mike's game consists of selecting two balls, without replacement, from an urn containing 7 balls numbered 1 through 7. The amount that you win (in dollars) is the maximum of the numbers on the two balls. How much should be charged to play this game if the Mike wants to make $0.90, on average, each time the game is played?
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