A player pays $15 to play a game in which a chip is randomly selected from a bag of chips. The bag contains 10 red chips, 4 blue
chips, and 6 yellow chips. The player wins $5 if a red chip is selected, $10 if a blue chip is selected, and $20 if a yellow chip is selected. Let the random variable X represent the amount won from the selection of the chip, and let the random variable W
represent the total amount won, where W= X - 15. What is the mean of W?
$10.50
B
$4.50
-$4.50
D
- $6.50
E
-$10.50
