An oil company is considering two sites on which to drill, described as follows: Site A: Profit if oil is found: $110 million Site B: Profit if oil is found: $165 million Loss if no oil is found: $17 million Loss if no oil is found: $29 million Probability of finding oil: 0.2 Probability of finding oil: 0.1 Which site has the larger expected profit? if the expected profit for both sites is not the same, by how much is the expected profit larger?

An oil company is considering two sites on which to drill, described as follows: Site A: Profit if oil is found: $110 million Site B: Profit if oil is found: $165 million Loss if no oil is found: $17 million Loss if no oil is found: $29 million Probability of finding oil: 0.2 Probability of finding oil: 0.1 Which site has the larger expected profit? if the expected profit for both sites is not the same, by how much is the expected profit larger?

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Site A:	Profit if oil is found: $110 million	Site B:	Profit if oil is found: $165 million
	Loss if no oil is found: $17 million		Loss if no oil is found: $29 million
	Probability of finding oil: 0.2		Probability of finding oil: 0.1