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**Exercises:**
**(a)** Find the expected value of playing the game.
- [ ] dollars
**(b)** What can Jina expect in the long run, after playing the game many times?
- [ ] Jina can expect to gain money. She can expect to win [ ] dollars per toss.
- [ ] Jina can expect to lose money. She can expect to lose [ ] dollars per toss.
- [ ] Jina can expect to break even (neither gain nor lose money).](https://content.bartleby.com/qna-images/question/e17a999b-a7db-49d7-b1d3-602b036c3370/479b1d0d-3c95-4134-b073-759181c2e1d1/09r7hxq_thumbnail.png)
Transcribed Image Text:**Jina's Dart Game: An Exercise in Probability**
Jina is playing a game of chance in which she tosses a dart into a rotating dartboard with 8 equal-sized slices numbered 1 through 8. The dart lands on a numbered slice at random.
**Game Rules:**
- Jina wins:
- $1 if the dart lands in slice 1
- $2 if it lands in slice 2
- $5 if it lands in slice 3
- $8 if it lands in slice 4
- She loses $2.50 if the dart lands in slices 5, 6, 7, or 8.
(For additional information, consult a [list of formulas](#).)
**Exercises:**
**(a)** Find the expected value of playing the game.
- [ ] dollars
**(b)** What can Jina expect in the long run, after playing the game many times?
- [ ] Jina can expect to gain money. She can expect to win [ ] dollars per toss.
- [ ] Jina can expect to lose money. She can expect to lose [ ] dollars per toss.
- [ ] Jina can expect to break even (neither gain nor lose money).
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