Catalina participates in a game that consists of spinning a roulette with 6 segments of the same size numbered from 1 to 6. The roulette randomly stops at a numbered segment.
This is the game: Catalina spins the wheel only once. She wins $ 1 if the wheel stops at number 1, $ 3 if the wheel stops at number 2, $ 5 if the wheel stops at number 3, and $ 7 if the wheel stops at number 4. She loses $ 1.25 if roulette stops at 5 or 6.
(a) Calculate the
____ pesos
b) What can Catalina expect in the long run after playing several times?
1) Catalina can expect to earn money.
She can expect to earn ___ pesos per spin of the roulette wheel.
2) Catalina can expect to lose money.
She can expect to lose ___ pesos per spin of the roulette wheel.
3) Catalina can expect to draw (she neither wins nor loses money)
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