you invent a game that costs 2 dollars to play where a single die is rolled. if a 4 comes up you win 10 dollars and if a 6 comes up you win 4 dollars & if anything else comes up you win nothing. find the expected value and determine if the game is fair.

you invent a game that costs 2 dollars to play where a single die is rolled. if a 4 comes up you win 10 dollars and if a 6 comes up you win 4 dollars & if anything else comes up you win nothing. find the expected value and determine if the game is fair.

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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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