I have a die with six faces numbered consecutively from 1 to 6. What is odd about it, is that the probability of rolling the face with number k on it is ???cqk, where ?c is a constant and ?q = 0.83.What is the expected value of a roll of the die (you will need to work out the constant ?c first)?Give your computed expected value accurate to 4 decimal places.

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I have a die with six faces numbered consecutively from 1 to 6. What is odd about it, is that the probability of rolling the face with number k on it is ???cqk, where ?c is a constant and ?q = 0.83.

What is the expected value of a roll of the die (you will need to work out the constant ?c first)?

Give your computed expected value accurate to 4 decimal places.

 

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