In a bag, there are 8 red balls,  and 2 pink balls.  You pay 5 dollars to draw 2 balls.  If you draw 2 red balls you lose, if you draw a red and pink you win 9 dollars, and if you draw 2 pinks you get 70 dollars.  Find the expected value of this game and round your answer to the nearest cent.

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In a bag, there are 8 red balls,  and 2 pink balls.  You pay 5 dollars to draw 2 balls.  If you draw 2 red balls you lose, if you draw a red and pink you win 9 dollars, and if you draw 2 pinks you get 70 dollars.  Find the expected value of this game and round your answer to the nearest cent.

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