Prizes and the chances of winning in a sweepstakes are given in the table below. Prize Chances $10,000,000 1 chance in 400,000,000 $150,000 1 chance in 100,000,000 $50,000 1 chance in 60,000,000 $20,000 1 chance in 5,000,000 $300 1 chance in 700,000 A watch valued at $70 1 chance in 5,000 (a)  Find the expected value (in dollars) of the amount won by one entry. (b)  Find the expected value (in dollars) if the cost of entering this sweepstakes is $1.

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Prizes and the chances of winning in a sweepstakes are given in the table below.

Prize Chances
$10,000,000 1 chance in 400,000,000
$150,000 1 chance in 100,000,000
$50,000 1 chance in 60,000,000
$20,000 1 chance in 5,000,000
$300 1 chance in 700,000
A watch valued at $70 1 chance in 5,000

(a)  Find the expected value (in dollars) of the amount won by one entry.

(b)  Find the expected value (in dollars) if the cost of entering this sweepstakes is $1.

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