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In a raffle 1000 tickets are being sold at $1.00 each. the first prize is $100, and there are 3 second prizes of $50 each. by how much does the price of a ticket exceed its expected value?
15 years ago

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Anonymous
Omggggg
12 years ago
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(-1)(.999)+(99)(.001)+(49)(1/999)+(49)(1/998)+(49)(1/997)=-.75
9 years ago

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