proportion of vehicles which drive above the speed limit on a freeway is 85%.  Suppose 100 vehicles are randomly clocked. 20 If each speeding vehicle is issued a $185 speeding ticket, the expected value of the ticket amount is $________.   a $15,725               b $14,560               c $13,480

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The proportion of vehicles which drive above the speed limit on a freeway is 85%.  Suppose 100 vehicles are randomly clocked.
20 If each speeding vehicle is issued a $185 speeding ticket, the expected value of the ticket amount is $________.
 
a $15,725              
b $14,560              
c $13,480              
d $12,485              
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