2. (Mean or Expected Value) In a lottery, there are 25 prizes of $5, 5 prizes of $25, and one prize of $100. Assuming that 1,000 tickets are to be issued and sold, what is a fair price (i.e. for zero profit) to charge to break even? Use the following blank table.

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### Expected Values and Binomial Distribution

#### 2. Mean or Expected Value
In a lottery, there are:
- 25 prizes of $5,
- 5 prizes of $25, and
- one prize of $100.

Assuming that 1,000 tickets are to be issued and sold, what is a fair price (i.e., for zero profit) to charge to break even? Use the following blank table:

| X | P(X)      |
|---|-----------|
|   |           |
|   |           |
|   |           |

#### 3. Binomial Distribution
There are 100 multiple choice questions on an exam, each having responses a, b, c, or d. Suppose each student has a probability \( p \) of correctly answering a question chosen at random from a universe of possible questions. In addition, the answers from question to question are independent. Let random variable \( X \) be the number of questions for which the student answers correctly.

- **Expression:** \( X \sim B(n, p) \text{; } X = B(n = 100, p = 1/4) \)
  
##### Questions:
**(a) We can see the distribution of \( X \) is a Binomial distribution with \( n \) and \( p \). What are \( n \) and \( p \)?**

**(b) What is the probability that the student will score exactly 25 of 100 points? (If possible, use Excel function, "binom.dist")**

- Answer: 0.091799692

**(c) What is the probability that the student will score more than 25 points? (If possible, use Excel function, "binom.dist")**

- Answer: 0.446529176

**(d) On average, how many points will the student score?**
Transcribed Image Text:### Expected Values and Binomial Distribution #### 2. Mean or Expected Value In a lottery, there are: - 25 prizes of $5, - 5 prizes of $25, and - one prize of $100. Assuming that 1,000 tickets are to be issued and sold, what is a fair price (i.e., for zero profit) to charge to break even? Use the following blank table: | X | P(X) | |---|-----------| | | | | | | | | | #### 3. Binomial Distribution There are 100 multiple choice questions on an exam, each having responses a, b, c, or d. Suppose each student has a probability \( p \) of correctly answering a question chosen at random from a universe of possible questions. In addition, the answers from question to question are independent. Let random variable \( X \) be the number of questions for which the student answers correctly. - **Expression:** \( X \sim B(n, p) \text{; } X = B(n = 100, p = 1/4) \) ##### Questions: **(a) We can see the distribution of \( X \) is a Binomial distribution with \( n \) and \( p \). What are \( n \) and \( p \)?** **(b) What is the probability that the student will score exactly 25 of 100 points? (If possible, use Excel function, "binom.dist")** - Answer: 0.091799692 **(c) What is the probability that the student will score more than 25 points? (If possible, use Excel function, "binom.dist")** - Answer: 0.446529176 **(d) On average, how many points will the student score?**
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