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Lady bird [3.3K]
3 years ago
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In a lottery game, a player picks six numbers from 1 to 21. If the player matches all six numbers, they win 40,000 dollars. Othe

rwise, they lose $1. What is the expected value of this game? $
Mathematics
1 answer:
Darina [25.2K]3 years ago
7 0

Answer:

The expected value of this game is -$0.26.

Step-by-step explanation:

Expected value:

Each possible earning/loss multiplied by it's probability.

Probability:

Number of desired outcomes divided by the number of total outcomes.

In this question, the order in which the numbers are chosen is not important. So we use the combinations formula to solve.

Combinations formula:

C_{n,x} is the number of different combinations of x objects from a set of n elements, given by the following formula.

C_{n,x} = \frac{n!}{x!(n-x)!}

Probability of winning:

Desired outcomes:

The 6 correct numbers, so D = 6

Total outcomes:

6 numbers from a set of 21. So

T = C_{21,6} = \frac{21!}{6!15!} = 54264

Probability:

p = \frac{1}{54265}

Expected value

\frac{1}{54265} probability of earning 40,000.

\frac{54264}{54265} probability of losing 1. So

E = \frac{40,000}{54265} - \frac{54264}{54265} = -0.26

The expected value of this game is -$0.26.

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