document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=316694>Question 316694</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A raffle has a first prize of $400, two second prizes of $ 75 eac, and ten third prizes of $20 each.  One thousand tickets are sold at $1 a piece.  Find the expected winnings of a person buying a ticket. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "First, how much would it cost to buy all of the tickets?  1000 X 1 = $1000.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How much would you win if you won all of the prizes?  400 + 2*75 + 10*20 = 400 + 300 + 200 = 900.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "900 divided by 1000 is 0.9 and 0.9 times $1 is 90 cents. Your expected winnings per ticket are 90 cents.  In other words it costs you 1 dollar to win 90 cents. Don't play unless the proceed go for what you consider to be a good cause and you don't mind donating some of your money to that cause.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
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