SOLUTION: In a lottery game, a player picks six numbers from 1 to 27. If the player matches all six numbers, they win 30,000 dollars. Otherwise, they lose $1. What is the expected value o

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Question 1135737: In a lottery game, a player picks six numbers from 1 to 27. If the player matches all six numbers, they win 30,000 dollars. Otherwise, they lose $1.
What is the expected value of this game?

Answer by VFBundy(438) About Me  (Show Source):
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Odds of winning:


Therefore, the odds of losing are: 296009%2F296010

Expected value:


So, the expected value of the game is about -$0.90.