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frutty [35]
3 years ago
12

The student council is hosting a drawing to raise money for scholarships. They are selling tickets for $1 each and will sell 150

0 tickets. There is one $600 grand prize, five $50 second prizes, and twenty $25 third prizes. You just bought a ticket. Find the expected value for your profit. Round your answer to the nearest cent (two decimal points).
Mathematics
1 answer:
Delicious77 [7]3 years ago
4 0

Answer:

The expected value for your profit is -$0.10

Step-by-step explanation:

The expected value of a discrete variable is calculated as:

E(x)=x_1p(x_1)+x_2p(x_2)+...+x_np(x_n)

Where, x_1, x_2 and x_n are the values that the variable can take and p(x_1), p(x_2) and p(x_n) are their respective probabilities.

So, the expected value of your income is:

E(x)=600(1/1500)+50(5/1500)+25(20/1500)+0(1474/1500)

E(x)=0.9

Because, you can win $600 with a probability of 1/1500, $50 with a probability of 5/1500, $25 with a probability of 20/1500 or $0 with a probability of 1474/1500.

Then, if you buy a ticket for $1, the expected value for your profit is:

Expected Value = Expected Income - Cost

Expected Value = $0.9 - $1

Expected Value = -$0.1

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