A box contains 4 red disks, 10 blue disks and 2 yellow disks. Someone offers to play a game where you randomly select one disk from the box . Of it is red , you win $2 . If it is blue , you lose $1 . If it is yellow you win $5. What is your expected value if you play this game ?

A box contains 4 red disks, 10 blue disks and 2 yellow disks. Someone offers to play a game where you randomly select one disk from the box . Of it is red , you win $2 . If it is blue , you lose $1 . If it is yellow you win $5. What is your expected value if you play this game ?

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