Question

A spinner with 20 equal-sized sections has 5 red, 10 blue, 3 green, and 2 yellow sections. Ann pays $10 to spin the spinner. If she spins a yellow, she wins $20; if she spins green, she wins $15; otherwise, she loses.She plays the game twice. What is the expected payoff for her games?

Answer 1

Answer:

The expected payoff for Ann is that she loses the game

Step-by-step explanation:

The expected payoff for Ann is that she loses the game, this is because only 5 out of the 20 sections allow Ann to win money, this is only 25% of the spinner. Meaning that 75% of the spinner will cause Ann to lose the game. Rolling two times increases the odds that she will lose the game. Since the greatest probability is that Ann will land on a section that causes her to lose the game, then this is the expected payoff.