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Description: Work this problem involving a carnival fishpond. Assume that the pond contains 110 fish: 89 white,20 silver, and 1 yellow. A contestant pays $0.55 to randomly catch one fish and receives $0.25 if the fish is white, $0.75 if the fish is silver, and $1

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Work this problem involving a carnival fishpond. Assume that the pond contains 110 fish: 89 white,20 silver, and 1 yellow. A contestant pays $0.55 to randomly catch one fish and receives $0.25 if the fish is white, $0.75 if the fish is silver, and $13.00 if the fish is yellow.

How much (on average) does the carnival gain on each play? (If the carnival looses money, enter a negative dollar amount)

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