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document.write( "Random \"winnings\":: 5.......-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Probabiities:::::: 12/52...40/52<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "E(x) = [12*5 -40*2]/52 = -20/52 = -$0.40<BR>\n" );
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