A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)
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Alonzo is playing a game of chance in which he rolls a number cube with sides numbered from
to
. The number cube is fair, so a side is rolled at random.
1
6
This game is this: Alonzo rolls the number cube once. He wins
$1
if a
1
is rolled,
$2
if a
2
is rolled, and
$3
if a
3
is rolled. He loses
$0.50
if a
4
,
5
, or
6
is rolled.
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