A charity organization is holding a raffle. Each ticket costs $14. One winner will win $1500, two runners-up will win $30, and 7 people will receive their ticket price refunded ($14). If 994 people buy a ticket for the raffle, what is a player’s expected outcome?

A charity organization is holding a raffle. Each ticket costs $14. One winner will win $1500, two runners-up will win $30, and 7 people will receive their ticket price refunded ($14). If 994 people buy a ticket for the raffle, what is a player’s expected outcome?

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

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