If a player rolls two dice and gets a sum of 2 or 12, she wins $20. if the sum is 7, she wins $5. the cost to play the game is $3. find the expectation of the person playing this game to the nearest cent.

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Tiara Kirby

8 January, 21:58

If a player rolls two dice and gets a sum of 2 or 12, she wins $20. if the sum is 7, she wins $5. the cost to play the game is $3. find the expectation of the person playing this game to the nearest cent.

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Dillan Carlson · Answer 1

The expectation would be that the player would not get much money. 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, and 11 does not get a lot due to the entrance fee of $3. 20 - 3 = 17. 5 - 3 = 2.