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Question 1120677: One thousand raffle tickets are sold for ​$4 each. Three prizes will be​ awarded, one for $ 500 and two for $ 200. Assume that the probability that any given ticket is selected for the $ 500 prize is StartFraction 1 Over 1 comma 000 EndFraction
and the probability that any given ticket is selected for a $ 200 prize is StartFraction 2 Over 1 comma 000 EndFraction
. Winners do not have their ticket costs of ​$4 refunded to them. Jennifer purchases one of these tickets. Complete parts ​(a) and​ (b) below.
​(a) Determine​ Jennifer's expected value.

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Just do the arithmetic.


John

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