document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=306977>Question 306977</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> As a birthday gift, you are mailing a new personal digital assistant (PDA) to your cousin in Toledo.								<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The PDA cost $250. There is a 2 percent chance it will be lost or damaged in the mail. Is it worth								<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$4 to insure the mailing? Explain, using the concept of expected value.								 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Insure it.\r<BR>\n" );
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