document.write( "Question 277624: On a TV game show, the contestant is asked to select a
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On a TV game show, the contestant is asked to select a
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\n" ); document.write( "what is the expected value of the selection if the
\n" ); document.write( "three doors have behind them a $40,000 foreign car, a $3
\n" ); document.write( "silly straw, and a $50 mathematics textbook?
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\n" ); document.write( "Random Number values: 40000,3,50
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\n" ); document.write( "Expected Value: (1/3)(4053) = $1351
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\n" ); document.write( "Cheers,
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