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Find the expected value of the winnings from the game

Find the expected value of the winnings from the game-example-1
User Will Byrne
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To find the expected value we will multiply the probability by payout, then add all products


\begin{gathered} 0*0.45=0 \\ 2*0.3=0.6 \\ 4*0.1=0.4 \\ 8*0.1=0.8 \\ 10*0.05=0.5 \end{gathered}

Now we will add all products


\begin{gathered} E(p)=0+0.6+0.4+0.8+0.5 \\ E(p)=2.30 \end{gathered}

The answer is 2.30

User Shaheer Akram
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