SOLUTION: You play a gambling game with a friend in which you roll a die. If a 1 or 2 comes up, you win $10. How much should you lose on any other outcome in order to make this a fair game?

Question 1166090: You play a gambling game with a friend in which you roll a die. If a 1 or 2 comes up, you win $10. How much should you lose on any other outcome in order to make this a fair game?

Answer by ikleyn(52931) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Where are 2 outcomes, 1 and 2, with the probability of    each, and each produces $10 winning.


Where are 4 other possible outcomes 3, 4, 6 and 6, with the same probability of    each.


In order the game is fair, the uniform loss in each of these 4 outcomes must be $5.    ANSWER

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