SOLUTION: Could really use some help on a problem, can someone assist? You play a game where a single die is rolled. If you roll an odd number, you win the amount of dollars the die shows

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Question 729296: Could really use some help on a problem, can someone assist?
You play a game where a single die is rolled. If you roll an odd number, you win the amount of dollars the die shows. If you roll an even number, you lose the number showing. Calculate the expected value of the game, and is it fair?

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