Martina is playing a game of chance in which she tosses a dart into a rotating dartboard with  8  equal-sized slices numbered  1  through  8 . The dart lands on a numbered slice at random. This game is this: Martina tosses the dart once. She wins  $1  if the dart lands in slice  1 ,  $3  if the dart lands in slice  2 ,  $5  if the dart lands in slice  3 ,  $8  if the dart lands in slice  4 , and  $10  if the dart lands in slice  5 . She loses  $3  if the dart lands in slices  6 ,  7 , or  8 .   (If necessary, consult a list of formulas.) (a) Find the expected value of playing the game.   dollars   (b) What can Martina expect in the long run, after playing the game many times?       Martina can expect to gain money.     Shecanexpecttowindollarspertoss.       Martina can expect to lose money.     Shecanexpecttolosedollarspertoss.       Martina can expect to break even (neither gain nor lose money).

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Martina is playing a game of chance in which she tosses a dart into a rotating dartboard with 

8

 equal-sized slices numbered 

1

 through 

8

. The dart lands on a numbered slice at random.

This game is this: Martina tosses the dart once. She wins 

$1

 if the dart lands in slice 

1

$3

 if the dart lands in slice 

2

$5

 if the dart lands in slice 

3

$8

 if the dart lands in slice 

4

, and 

$10

 if the dart lands in slice 

5

. She loses 

$3

 if the dart lands in slices 

6

7

, or 

8

.

 

(If necessary, consult a list of formulas.)

(a) Find the expected value of playing the game.
 
dollars
 
(b) What can Martina expect in the long run, after playing the game many times?
 
 
 
Martina can expect to gain money.
 
 
Shecanexpecttowindollarspertoss.
 
 
 
Martina can expect to lose money.
 
 
Shecanexpecttolosedollarspertoss.
 
 
 
Martina can expect to break even (neither gain nor lose money).
 
 
 
 
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