document.write( "Question 1193244: You get to roll a standard die one time. If you roll an odd number, you win $3. If you roll a 4, you win $5. If you roll any other number, you lose $9.\r
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document.write( "The expected value of this game is\r\n" );
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document.write( "    E =  =  =  = - 4 .\r\n" );
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document.write( "It means that playing this game many times, the player loses 4.67 dollars per game, in average.\r\n" );
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