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Transcribed Image Text:### Insurance Claims and Probability Table
The table below provides the amounts of claims and their corresponding probabilities for an insurance company. Use this information to answer the given questions.
| Amount of Claim (to the nearest $50,000) | Probability |
|-----------------------------------------|-------------|
| $0 | 0.65 |
| $50,000 | 0.21 |
| $100,000 | 0.07 |
| $150,000 | 0.04 |
| $200,000 | 0.02 |
| $250,000 | 0.01 |
**Question:**
a. Calculate the expected value of the insurance claims.
**Instructions:**
Enter your answer in the provided answer box and then click "Check Answer."
**Note:**
Two parts remain to answer.
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To calculate the expected value, multiply each claim amount by its probability, then sum all the results:
Expected Value = (0 x 0.65) + (50,000 x 0.21) + (100,000 x 0.07) + (150,000 x 0.04) + (200,000 x 0.02) + (250,000 x 0.01).
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