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$3-12$ . Find the expected value (or expectation) of the games described.A coin is tossed twice. Albert wins $\$ 2$ for each heads and must pay $\$ 1$ for each tails.
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When a coin is tossed twice, there are four possible outcomes: 1) Head on both tosses (HH) 2) Head on the first toss and tail on the second toss (HT) 3) Tail on the first toss and head on the second toss (TH) 4) Tail on both tosses (TT) Show more…
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