1answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
liraira [26]
2 years ago
8

You are a contestant on a game show called “Bargain or No Bargain.” You are presented with three briefcases, which contain rewar

ds of $700,000, $1,000, and $100. The host of the show says you can either open one random case and keep the amount inside, or you can accept a guaranteed award of $240,000. What is the mathematically correct decision, and why?
A.
Take the $240,000, because it is greater than the expected value of the briefcases.
B.
Choose a briefcase, because the expected value is greater than $240,000.
C.
Choose a briefcase, because the expected value is less than $240,000.
D.
Take the $240,000, because it is less than the expected value of the briefcases.
Mathematics
1 answer:
jekas [21]2 years ago
4 0
B i think i’m not 100%
You might be interested in
Plz help me with my math
dsp73

If the area is 10 square meters than double that is area of a rectangle with height = 5m and base of 4m because height • base should produce 20m^2.

Hope this helps.

4 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
a department store sells a pair of shoes with an 87% markup if the store bought the pair of shoes for $55.25 what is the selling
Pani-rosa [81]
64 dollars. 55.25 divided by .87=63.5, round to nearest dollar and you get 64 dollars
6 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
A loan company charged 35 percent interest on every dollar borrowed. If a person borrowed 177 dollars, how much would they end u
pav-90 [236]
We know that 35 percent interest is applied on every dollar borrowed.
thus, for 1 dollor borrowed. the interest would be 0.35 dollar.
for 177 dollars, the interest would be 0.35*177.
plus the original 177 dollar, they would end up paying 177+0.35*177=238.95.
8 0
3 years ago
What is the value of y in the solution to the system of equations? x + y = 1 2x – 3y = –30
Sauron [17]
X + y = 1.....multiply by -2
2x - 3y = -30
-----------------
-2x - 2y = -2 (result of multiplying by -2)
2x - 3y = -30
----------------add
-5y = -32
y = -32/-5
y = 32/5 or 6.4 <===

7 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
Sharon travels 15 miles west and then 8 miles south. How far is she from her starting point
ZanzabumX [31]

Answer:

As soon as the car travels south you would take 5 miles off the 8 south which would make it 3 miles but you would have to add an extra 6 as it also travelled west so the car would have to travel east to arrive at the initial starting point.

Step-by-step explanation:

4 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
Other questions:
  • Seventy percent of light aircraft that disappear while in flight in a certain country are subsequently discovered. Of the aircra
    12·1 answer
  • The length of a rectangle is five times the width. If the width is represented by z​, then build a variable expression that desc
    12·1 answer
  • What makes 48 is it 68x12 use a calculator to get the answer because i do not get it
    6·2 answers
  • 6m-m=35 what does m equal
    12·2 answers
  • Lois has 36 colored pencils. They are either green or red. For every green pencil, Lois has 3 red pencils. How many red pencils
    11·1 answer
  • Solve for r write the answer in simplified form<br><br> 7 = - 7r
    13·1 answer
  • For an employee training, the employee to instructor ratio is 12 to 2. If there are 24 instructors for the training, how many em
    13·1 answer
  • The Wellbuilt Company produces two types of wood chippers, economy and deluxe. The deluxe model requires 3 hours to assemble and
    13·1 answer
  • Find the value of x in these right-angled triangle, correct two decimal places A=20 B=7
    6·1 answer
  • Simplify the following expression:
    7·1 answer
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!