
Using and Understanding Mathematics: A Quantitative Reasoning Approach (6th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780321914620
Author: Jeffrey O. Bennett, William L. Briggs
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 7.C, Problem 6QQ
You know a shortcut to work that uses side streets instead of the freeway. Most of the time, the shortcut takes 5 minutes off the driving time by freeway. However, about once in every ten trips, an accident blocks traffic on the shortcut, with the result that the trip takes 20 minutes longer than it would by freeway. In terms of the amount of time the shortcut saves, what is the expected value of the shortcut?
- (5minutes × 0.9) + (−20minutes × 0.1)
- (5minutes × 0.1) + (−25minutes × 0.1)
- 5 minutes
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