document.write( "Question 699923: Consider this game: In each turn of the game, you flip a coin three times. If you get three heads, you win 7 points. If you get the sequence “head, tail, head,” you win 3 points. If you get any other sequence, you receive no points for that turn. What is your expected value per turn for this game?
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document.write( "Outcomes  x=Winnings  p=Probability   x·p\r\n" );
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document.write( "  HHH         7  pts.      1/8        7/8  pts.\r\n" );
document.write( "  HHT         0  pts.      1/8         0   pts.\r\n" );
document.write( "  HTH         3  pts.      1/8        3/8  pts.\r\n" );
document.write( "  HTT         0  pts.      1/8         0   pts. \r\n" );
document.write( "  THH         0  pts.      1/8         0   pts. \r\n" );
document.write( "  THT         0  pts.      1/8         0   pts.\r\n" );
document.write( "  TTH         0  pts.      1/8         0   pts.\r\n" );
document.write( "  TTT         0  pts.      1/8         0   pts.\r\n" );
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document.write( "                              ∑x·p = 10/8 = 5/4 = 1.25\r\n" );
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