SOLUTION: A box contains ten php10 bills, five php20 bills, three php50 bills and one Php100 bill. Find the expectation . Is the game fair?

Algebra.Com
Question 1151688: A box contains ten php10 bills, five php20 bills, three php50 bills and one Php100 bill. Find the expectation . Is the game fair?

Answer by greenestamps(13203)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


Assuming the player selects one bill randomly, the "expectation" (expected value) is



The game is fair if the cost to play the game is 450/19....


RELATED QUESTIONS

Desperate need of help! you start your shift as a cashier with your drawer containing... (answered by Alan3354)
A box contains two $1 bills and three $5 bills. You pay $3.25 for the privilege of... (answered by stanbon)
A box contains 2 one-dollar bills, 1 five-dollar bill, and 1 ten-dollar bill. A player... (answered by edjones)
a game is played by selecting one bill at random from a bag that contains ten $1 bills,... (answered by Mathtut)
An urn contains 3 one dollar bills, 1 five dollar bill and one ten dollar bill. A player... (answered by richwmiller)
Suppose your wallet contains 10 bills of the following denominations: five $5 bills, two... (answered by richwmiller)
A game is played by selecting one bill at random from a bag that contains eight $1 bills, (answered by solver91311)
A hat contains six one dollar bills, three five dollar bills and one ten dollar bill. A... (answered by stanbon)
A large sack contains twenty $1 bills, three $2 bills, six $5 bills, fifteen $20 bills,... (answered by swincher4391,josmiceli)