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A charity organization sells 4000 raffle tickets for 5 each for a chance to win a grand prize of $4000 or one of 8 second prizes of 500. What is the expected value for a person who buys one ticket

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

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Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

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