Suppose that you and a friend are playing cards and you decide to make a friendly wager. The bet is that you will draw two cards without replacement from a standard deck if both cards are diamonds your friend will pay you $29. Otherwise you have to pay your friend $4. What is the expected value of your bet? Round your answer to two decimal places. Losses must be expressed as negative values.
Suppose that you and a friend are playing cards and you decide to make a friendly wager. The bet is that you will draw two cards without replacement from a standard deck if both cards are diamonds your friend will pay you $29. Otherwise you have to pay your friend $4. What is the expected value of your bet? Round your answer to two decimal places. Losses must be expressed as negative values.
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Suppose that you and a friend are playing cards and you decide to make a friendly wager. The bet is that you will draw two cards without replacement from a standard deck if both cards are diamonds your friend will pay you $29. Otherwise you have to pay your friend $4. What is the expected value of your bet? Round your answer to two decimal places. Losses must be expressed as negative values.
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