Which of the following gambles is “unfair”? a. A game that promises to pay you $1 if a coin comes up head and cost you $1 if a coin comes up tail, with no entry fee. b. A game that promises to pay you $10 if a coin comes up head and cost you $1 if a coin comes up tail, with no entry fee. c. A game that promises to pay you $10 if a coin comes up head and cost you $1 if a coin comes up tail, with an entry fee of $4.50 for the right to play. d. All of the above.

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Which of the following gambles is “unfair”?

  a.

A game that promises to pay you $1 if a coin comes up head and cost you $1 if a coin comes up tail,  with no entry fee.

  b.

A game that promises to pay you $10 if a coin comes up head and cost you $1 if a coin comes up tail, with no entry fee.

  c.

A game that promises to pay you $10 if a coin comes up head and cost you $1 if a coin comes up tail, with an entry fee of $4.50 for the right to play.

  d.

All of the above.

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