A lottery offers a grand prize of $10,000; 10 runner-up prizes each paying $1000; 100 third-place prizes each paying $100; and 1,000 fourth-place prizes each paying $10. A ticket costs $1. Find the expected value of entering this contest if 1 million tickets are sold.

A lottery offers a grand prize of $10,000; 10 runner-up prizes each paying $1000; 100 third-place prizes each paying $100; and 1,000 fourth-place prizes each paying $10. A ticket costs $1. Find the expected value of entering this contest if 1 million tickets are sold.

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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