A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)
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Author: Sheldon Ross
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Ten thousand scratch off lottery tickets are sold each day. Each of these lottery tickets cost $3.
There are five winners: a $1000 winner; two $200 winners, and two $50 winners.
What is the expected value if you buy one ticket? Explain what this means.
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