Suppose that a course has 3 sections with 50, 70, and 80 students, respectively. We random pick one student, and everyone inthe same section as that student gets a candy bar. What's the expected number of candy bars we'd give out?

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Suppose that a course has 3 sections with 50, 70, and 80 students, respectively. We random pick one student, and everyone in the same section as that student gets a candy bar. What's the expected number of candy bars we'd give out?