document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1002916>Question 1002916</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You are playing a game where you are rolling a fair 6-sided number cube. It costs $1.00 for every roll. If you roll an even number, you win $2.00. If you roll an odd number, you win nothing. Which of the following is the expected value of this game?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A) expected value = -$.50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B) expected value = $.50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C) expected value = $1.00<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D) expected value = -$1.00 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Random \"winning\" values :: +1.....-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Corresponding Probabilities: (1/2)......(1/2)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "E(x) = (1/2)1 + (1/2)*-1 = 0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A) expected value = -$.50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B) expected value = $.50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C) expected value = $1.00<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D) expected value = -$1.00  </SPAN>\n" );
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