Suppose that Uncle Scrooge's basement swimming pool in his Duckburg mansion is filled with diamonds, rubies, sapphires, and emeralds having a total value of one million trillion dollars.  Suppose that the volume of his swimming pool is two million cubic feet.  In a fit of generosity, Uncle Scrooge allows Minnie Mouse to scoop up a bucket full of the jewelry from the swimming pool.  The volume of the bucket's holding capacity is 2.8 cubic feet.  What is the expected value in  trillions of dollars of the jewelry Minnie Mouse has in her bucket, based on this information?

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Suppose that Uncle Scrooge's basement swimming pool in his Duckburg mansion is filled with diamonds, rubies, sapphires, and emeralds having a total value of one million trillion dollars.  Suppose that the volume of his swimming pool is two million cubic feet.  In a fit of generosity, Uncle Scrooge allows Minnie Mouse to scoop up a bucket full of the jewelry from the swimming pool.  The volume of the bucket's holding capacity is 2.8 cubic feet.  What is the expected value in  trillions of dollars of the jewelry Minnie Mouse has in her bucket, based on this information?

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