Suppose someone gives you 13 to 4 odds that you cannot roll two even numbers with the roll of two fair dice. This means you win $13 if you succeed and you lose $4 if you fail. What is the expected value of this game to you? Should you expect to win or lose the expected value in the first game? What can you expect if you play 200 times?

Suppose someone gives you 13 to 4 odds that you cannot roll two even numbers with the roll of two fair dice. This means you win $13 if you succeed and you lose $4 if you fail. What is the expected value of this game to you? Should you expect to win or lose the expected value in the first game? What can you expect if you play 200 times?

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

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