A state offers two lottery games, WinOne and PlayBall. Both games cost $2 per ticket.

In WinOne, the player picks a single letter from A to J and a single digit from 0 to 9. If both the letter and the digit match the letter and the digit picked on that day, the player wins $150.

In PlayBall, the player picks a single letter from A to T and a single digit from 0 to 9. If both the letter and the digit match the letter and the digit picked on that day, the player wins $280.

If Mr. Boyle played WinOne lottery 100 times and won twice, what were his net winnings per turn?

A: $1

B: $2.5

C:$3

D: $4

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Chester

9 June, 05:23

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Jeramiah · Answer 1

Mr Boyle spends 2 * 100 = $200 in playing 100 games

His winning come to 2*150 = $300

so net winning = $100

winnings per turn = 100 / 100 = $1