The annual premium for a $20,000 insurance policy against the theft of a painting is $350.  If the (empirical) probability that the painting will be stolen during the year is 0.01,  what is your expected return from the insurance company if you take out this insurance? Let X be the random variable for the amount of money received from the insurance company in the given year. E(x) = ______ dollars.

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The annual premium for a $20,000 insurance policy against the theft of a painting is $350.  If the (empirical) probability that the painting will be stolen during the year is 0.01,  what is your expected return from the insurance company if you take out this insurance?

Let X be the random variable for the amount of money received from the insurance company in the given year.

E(x) = ______ dollars.

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