document.write( "Question 1178217: You are playing a dice game called Noluz against one other person. Each time you play, both players pay a quarter. You win the money if a 1 or 4 shows face up on the die. The other player wins if a 2 or 5 comes up, and the piggy bank gets the money if a 3 or 6 comes up. This money will then be donated to a charity that you pick.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "A. $0.50
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\n" ); document.write( "C. −$0.25
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Win if a \"1\" or \"4\" shows face up on the die\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "piggy bank gets the money if a \"3\" or \"6\" comes up\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Probability of \"winning\"=\"+2%2F6=1%2F3\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Probability of \"loosing\"=\"+4%2F6=2%2F3\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Winning = quarter win(probability of winning) + quarter loose(probability of loosing)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "=\"0.25%281%2F3%29+%2B+%28-0.25%29%282%2F3%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "=\"-0.25%2F3\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "= \"-+0.08\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "answer: D. −$\"0.08\"\r
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