You simultaneously flip a pair of fair coins. Your friend gives you one dollar if both coins come up heads. You repeat this ten

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You simultaneously flip a pair of fair coins. Your friend gives you one dollar if both coins come up heads. You repeat this ten

times and your friend gives you X dollars. Find E[X], the expected number of dollars you receive. What is the probability that you do "worse than average"?

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sergey [27] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-29T04:35:23+03:00

sergey [27]3 years ago

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Answer:

E(X) = $2.5

P(Worst than Average) = 0.072

Step-by-step explanation:

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