In a lottery, you pay $1 and pick a number from 000 to 999. If your number comes up, you win$400, which is a profit of$399. If you lose, you lose $1. Your probability of winning is 0.001.What is the expected value of your profit?A)-$0.60 B)$0.60 C)$3.00 D)$0.399

In a lottery, you pay $1 and pick a number from 000 to 999. If your number comes up, you win$400, which is a profit of$399. If you lose, you lose $1. Your probability of winning is 0.001.What is the expected value of your profit?A)-$0.60 B)$0.60 C)$3.00 D)$0.399

MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications

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Author:Amos Gilat

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