document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1008074>Question 1008074</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> PLEASE HELP ME, I would really appreciate it.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A safe containing $1,000,000 is locked with a combination lock. You pay $16 for one guess at the six-digit combination. If you open the lock, you get to keep the million dollars. What is your expectation? (Each of the six digits is a number from 0 to 9. Repeated digits are allowed. Round your answer to the nearest cent.) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "You pay $16 for one guess at the six-digit combination. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "If you open the lock, you get to keep the million dollars. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "What is your expectation? (Each of the six digits is a number from 0 to 9. Repeated digits are allowed. Round your answer to the nearest cent.)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "# of possible 6-digit combinations:: 10^6 = 1 million<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Random \"winning\" amounts:: 9999,984..... -16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Corresponding Probabilites::  1/10^6.....999,999/10^6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Expected winnings:: [1*9,999,984 - 16*999,999]/10^6 = -$6.00<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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