Supppose that $1 lottery tickets have the following probabilities and values: An average of 1 in 5 players will win $4. An average of 1 in 100 players will win $8. An average of 1 in 100,000 players will win $989. An average of 1 in 10,000,000 players will win $948,955, What is the expected value of a lottery ticket (to the consumer)?

Supppose that $1 lottery tickets have the following probabilities and values: An average of 1 in 5 players will win $4. An average of 1 in 100 players will win $8. An average of 1 in 100,000 players will win $989. An average of 1 in 10,000,000 players will win $948,955, What is the expected value of a lottery ticket (to the consumer)?

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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