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In Exercises 5 and 6, you pay $1 to play a game in which a pair of fair dice are rolled. Calculate your expected value for the game. (Remember to subtract the cost of playing the game from your winnings.) Calculate the price of the game to make the game fair. 6. If a total lower than five comes up, you win $5; if a total greater than nine comes up, you win $2; otherwise, you lose the dollar you paid to play the game.

          In Exercises 5 and 6, you pay $1 to play a game in which a pair of fair dice are rolled. Calculate your expected value for the game. (Remember to subtract the cost of playing the game from your winnings.) Calculate the price of the game to make the game fair.
6. If a total lower than five comes up, you win $5; if a total greater than nine comes up, you win $2; otherwise, you lose the dollar you paid to play the game.

In Exercises 5 and 6, you pay 1 to play a game in which a pair of fair dice are rolled. Calculate your expected value for the game. (Remember to subtract the cost of playing the game from your winnings.) Calculate the price of the game to make the game fair.
6. If a total lower than five comes up, you win5; if a total greater than nine comes up, you win 2; otherwise, you lose the dollar you paid to play the game.

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Elementary Statistics a Step by Step Approach

Allan G. Bluman 9th Edition

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In Exercises 5 and 6, you pay $1 to play a game in which a pair of fair dice are rolled. Calculate your expected value for the game. (Remember to subtract the cost of playing the game from your winnings.) Calculate the price of the game to make the game fair. 6. If a total lower than five comes up, you win $5; if a total greater than nine comes up, you win $2; otherwise, you lose the dollar you paid to play the game.