13. A game requires you to pay $3 to play. You flip threecoins and if the result is the same on all three coins(HHH or TTT), you win your money back, plus $7 ($10total). If you get two heads, you get only $1 back (-$2total), otherwise, you lose your money (-$3 total). Whatis the expected value of this game?

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13. A game requires you to pay $3 to play. You flip three coins and if the result is the same on all three coins (HHH or TTT), you win your money back, plus $7 (S10 total). If you get two heads, you get only $1 back (-$2 total), otherwise, you lose your money (-$3 total). What is the expected value of this game?

13. A game requires you to pay $3 to play. You flip three coins and if the result is the same on all three coins (HHH or TTT), you win your money back, plus $7 (S10 total). If you get two heads, you get only $1 back (-$2 total), otherwise, you lose your money (-$3 total). What is the expected value of this game?

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

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Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

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