Suppose you play a game with a biased coin. You play each game by tossing the coin once.  and . If you toss a head, you pay $10. If you toss a tail, you win $11. if you play this game many times, will you come out ahead? (i.e. will you gain extra money from playing this game?)  (Be sure to use fractions in the table.)

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Suppose you play a game with a biased coin. You play each game by tossing the coin once.  and . If you toss a head, you pay $10. If you toss a tail, you win $11. if you play this game many times, will you come out ahead? (i.e. will you gain extra money from playing this game?)  (Be sure to use fractions in the table.)

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