In a lottery game, a player picks three numbers from 1 to 10. If the player matches all three numbers in order, they win 40 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 10, and the order matters, the total number of possible outcomes is: \[ 10 \times 10 \times 10 = 1000 \] Show more…
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