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Suppose it costs ​$48 to roll a pair of dice. You get paid​ $7 times the sum of the numbers that appear on the dice. Is it a fair​ game?

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no

Explanation:

The expected value of the sum of a pair of dice is 7, so the game's expected value is -$48 +$7×7 = $1. This is not zero, so the game is not fair.

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