document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1155648>Question 1155648</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> can you create a lottery question that is a \"fair game\", calculate the probability of winning, decide cost to play and playoff amounts for winning, and prove the game is a fair game??\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "plss i really appreciate it. can you create a question with this guidelines?!! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #778477 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=778477\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Pay a dollar, and roll a die.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If you guess the number correctly, you get $6, otherwise you lose your $1.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "E(X)=$6*(1/6)-$1(6/6). Note: You don't get your dollar back at all, so there is at least a $1 loss. But in 1/6 chances you get $6, which will make the E(X)=0<BR>\n" );
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