Rita 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: Rita tosses the dart once. She wins $1 if the dart lands in slice 1. $2 if the dart lands in slice 2, $5 if the dart lands in slice 3, and $8 if the dart lands in slice 4. She loses $3 if the dart lands in slices 5, 6, 7, or 8. (If necessary, consult a list of formulas,.) (a) Find the expected value of playing the game. | dollars (b) What can Rita expect in the long run, after playing the game many times? Rita can expect to gain money. She can expect to win | dollars per toss. O Rita can expect to lose money. She can expect to lose dollars per toss. O Rita can expect to break even (neither gain nor lose money).

Rita 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: Rita tosses the dart once. She wins $1 if the dart lands in slice 1. $2 if the dart lands in slice 2, $5 if the dart lands in slice 3, and $8 if the dart lands in slice 4. She loses $3 if the dart lands in slices 5, 6, 7, or 8. (If necessary, consult a list of formulas,.) (a) Find the expected value of playing the game. | dollars (b) What can Rita expect in the long run, after playing the game many times? Rita can expect to gain money. She can expect to win | dollars per toss. O Rita can expect to lose money. She can expect to lose dollars per toss. O Rita can expect to break even (neither gain nor lose money).

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Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions

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