document.write( "Question 1191268: A certain game involves tossing 3 fair coins. It pays 25 cents for 3 heads, 14 cents for 2 heads, and 7 cents for 1 head. What is a fair price to pay to play this game
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document.write( "P(3H) = \"1%2F8\";\r\n" );
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document.write( "P(2H) = \"3%2F8\";\r\n" );
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document.write( "P(H)  = \"3%2F8\".\r\n" );
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document.write( "The math expectation of winning is  \"25%2A%281%2F8%29+%2B+14%2A%283%2F8%29+%2B+7%2A%283%2F8%29\" = \"%2825%2B14%2A3%2B7%2A3%29%2F8\" = \"88%2F8\" = 11 cents.\r\n" );
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document.write( "So, the fair price to pay to play this game is 11 cents per game.    ANSWER\r\n" );
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