A game is played with an unusual eight-sided die.  Two faces of the die show a cat, four faces of the die show a dog and the rest of the faces show a snake.   You roll this unusual die once.  If the die shows a cat you get $9, if the die shows a dog you get $3 and if the die shows a snake you lose $20. Let random variable X be the amount of money you win after rolling this die once. #1.  On your paper, write the probability distribution model for this random variable X  (i.e. write down the possible values for the random variable X and the associated probabilities).  Type "did it" in blank #1 below. #2  Use your work in #1 to calculate the expected value for this game played once.  Show your work on paper and put your answer in blank #2 below. #3  Use your work in #1 to calculate the standard deviation for this game played once.  Show your work on paper and put your answer in blank #3 below.  (round to 2 decimal places if needed)

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A game is played with an unusual eight-sided die. 

Two faces of the die show a cat, four faces of the die show a dog and the rest of the faces show a snake.  

You roll this unusual die once.  If the die shows a cat you get $9, if the die shows a dog you get $3 and if the die shows a snake you lose $20.

Let random variable X be the amount of money you win after rolling this die once.

#1.  On your paper, write the probability distribution model for this random variable X  (i.e. write down the possible values for the random variable X and the associated probabilities).  Type "did it" in blank #1 below.

#2  Use your work in #1 to calculate the expected value for this game played once.  Show your work on paper and put your answer in blank #2 below.

#3  Use your work in #1 to calculate the standard deviation for this game played once.  Show your work on paper and put your answer in blank #3 below.  (round to 2 decimal places if needed)

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