In a lottery game, a player picks three numbers from 1 to 7. If the player matches all three numbers in order, they win 50 dollars. Otherwise, they lose $1. What is the expected value of this game? $
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Since the player picks three numbers from 1 to 7, and the numbers can be repeated, there are \(7^3 = 343\) possible outcomes. Show more…
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