Suppose a slot machine has three independent wheels as shown in the figure below Third Wheel Second Wheel First Wheel Cherry Cherry Orange Bar Plum Cherry Cherry Lemon Plum Bar Plum Bell Cherry OOrange Plum ABell Cherry Orange Cherry Plum Bar Bar Bell Plum Orange Cherry Orange ABell Plum Lemon Cherry Orange Orange Plum Bar Bell Cherry Bell Bar Lemon Orange Orange Plum Lemon Bar ABell Cherry Plum Lemon Orange Bar Cherry Bell Orange Cherry Plum Cherry Cherry Lemon Lemon The payoffs for the slot machine shown in the figure are in the following table. 4 coins First one cherry 6 coins First two cherries First two wheels are cherries 9 coins and the third wheel a bar 9 coins Three cherries 15 coins Three oranges 15 coins Three plums 24 coins Three bells 50 coins Three bars (jackpot) What is the mathematical expectation for playing the game with the coin being a quarter dollar? Assume the three wheels are independent. (Assume you are playing one coin. Round your answer to two decimal places.) OCC O44AICI440 OO O OOOIOOO O040

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Suppose a slot machine has three independent wheels as shown in the figure
below
Third
Wheel
Second
Wheel
First
Wheel
Cherry
Cherry
Orange
Bar
Plum
Cherry
Cherry
Lemon
Plum
Bar
Plum
Bell
Cherry
OOrange
Plum
ABell
Cherry
Orange
Cherry
Plum
Bar
Bar
Bell
Plum
Orange
Cherry
Orange
ABell
Plum
Lemon
Cherry
Orange
Orange
Plum
Bar
Bell
Cherry
Bell
Bar
Lemon
Orange
Orange
Plum
Lemon
Bar
ABell
Cherry
Plum
Lemon
Orange
Bar
Cherry
Bell
Orange
Cherry
Plum
Cherry
Cherry
Lemon
Lemon
The payoffs for the slot machine shown in the figure are in the following table.
4 coins
First one cherry
6 coins
First two cherries
First two wheels are cherries
9 coins
and the third wheel a bar
9 coins
Three cherries
15 coins
Three oranges
15 coins
Three plums
24 coins
Three bells
50 coins
Three bars (jackpot)
What is the mathematical expectation for playing the game with the coin being a
quarter dollar? Assume the three wheels are independent. (Assume you are
playing one coin. Round your answer to two decimal places.)
OCC O44AICI440
OO O OOOIOOO O040
Transcribed Image Text:Suppose a slot machine has three independent wheels as shown in the figure below Third Wheel Second Wheel First Wheel Cherry Cherry Orange Bar Plum Cherry Cherry Lemon Plum Bar Plum Bell Cherry OOrange Plum ABell Cherry Orange Cherry Plum Bar Bar Bell Plum Orange Cherry Orange ABell Plum Lemon Cherry Orange Orange Plum Bar Bell Cherry Bell Bar Lemon Orange Orange Plum Lemon Bar ABell Cherry Plum Lemon Orange Bar Cherry Bell Orange Cherry Plum Cherry Cherry Lemon Lemon The payoffs for the slot machine shown in the figure are in the following table. 4 coins First one cherry 6 coins First two cherries First two wheels are cherries 9 coins and the third wheel a bar 9 coins Three cherries 15 coins Three oranges 15 coins Three plums 24 coins Three bells 50 coins Three bars (jackpot) What is the mathematical expectation for playing the game with the coin being a quarter dollar? Assume the three wheels are independent. (Assume you are playing one coin. Round your answer to two decimal places.) OCC O44AICI440 OO O OOOIOOO O040
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