The Fox television network is scheduling its fall lineup of shows. For Tuesday night at 8PM its rival network CBS schedules the show NCIS during the same time slot, Fox estimates that Glee will get 1.2 million viewers. However, if CBS schedules the show survivor during that time slot, Fox estimates that Glee will get 1.6 million viewers. Fox believes that the probability that CBS will show survivor is 0.6. Determine the expected number of viewers for the show Glee.

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The Fox television network is scheduling its fall lineup of shows. For Tuesday night at 8PM its rival network CBS schedules the show NCIS during the same time slot, Fox estimates that Glee will get 1.2 million viewers. However, if CBS schedules the show survivor during that time slot, Fox estimates that Glee will get 1.6 million viewers. Fox believes that the probability that CBS will show survivor is 0.6. Determine the expected number of viewers for the show Glee.

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