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The game of dots is played by rolling a fair die and recieving $1 for each dot showing on the top face of the die. What cost should be set for each roll if the game is to be considered a fair game?
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\n" ); document.write( "The probability of each number value is 1/6.
\n" ); document.write( "The expected earnings on the game is:
\n" ); document.write( "(1/6)(1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6) = (1/6)*21 = 7/2 = 3.5
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\n" ); document.write( "To make the game fair and charge should be $3.50
\n" ); document.write( "since the expected earnings is $3.50.\r
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