A game is played using one fair 6-sided die. If the die is rolled and shows 1, the player wins $10.00. If the die shows any number other than 1, the player wins nothing. If there is a charge of $1.00 to play the game, what is the game's expected value?

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A game is played using one fair 6-sided die. If the die is rolled and shows 1, the player wins $10.00. If the die shows any number other than 1, the player wins nothing.

If there is a charge of $1.00 to play the game, what is the game's expected value?

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