Thinking Mathematically (6th Edition)

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Chapter 11 - Counting Methods and Probability Theory - 11.8 Expected Value - Exercise Set 11.8 - Page 755: 7

Answer

$0.73$

Work Step by Step

By definition, the expected value is the sum of each outcome multiplied by its probability. Hence here the expected value: $\frac{27}{10,000,000}\cdot(-100,000)+\frac{9,999,973}{10,000,000}\cdot1\approx0.73$.
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