Concept explainers
(a)
To calculate in how many ways can you select six cases containing dollar amounts on the left side of the game board and also calculate the probability for the same.
(a)
Answer to Problem 8.46E
Ways=
Probability=
Explanation of Solution
You need to select six cases from the
The order of the case is not important. Thus we use combination:
The probability is then:
(b)
To calculate how much money the banker offer you if you happen to choose the six cases with the lowest amounts of money in them.
(b)
Answer to Problem 8.46E
Explanation of Solution
The bank offer should be the
The remaining values are:
Each of the
The expected value is then:
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