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\n" ); document.write( "A classmate offers a game for you to play. You roll a single six-sided die,
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document.write( "From the condition, the probability density distribution function is \r\n" );
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document.write( "    P(1) = 0.53;  P(2) = P(3) = P(4) = P(5) = P(6) =  = 0.094.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore, the expected value of the game is\r\n" );
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document.write( "    -2*P(1) - 2*P(2) + 3*(P(3)+P(4)+P(5)+P(6)) = -2*0.53 - 2*0.094 + 3*4*0.094 = -0.12 dollars.\r\n" );
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document.write( "It means that you will lose 12 cents, in average, in each game, if you play this game many times.\r\n" );
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