A game costs $12.00 to play. In the game, there is a bag that contains 12 balls; 6 are red, 2 are green, and 4 are yellow. The player of the game draws one ball at random from the bag, and the player wins $9.00 if they draw a red ball, nothing if they draw a green ball, and $17.00 if they draw a yellow ball. What is the expected value of this game for the player? Round your answer to the nearest cent.

A game costs $12.00 to play. In the game, there is a bag that contains 12 balls; 6 are red, 2 are green, and 4 are yellow. The player of the game draws one ball at random from the bag, and the player wins $9.00 if they draw a red ball, nothing if they draw a green ball, and $17.00 if they draw a yellow ball. What is the expected value of this game for the player? Round your answer to the nearest cent.

Holt Mcdougal Larson Pre-algebra: Student Edition 2012

1st Edition

ISBN:9780547587776

Author:HOLT MCDOUGAL

Publisher:HOLT MCDOUGAL

Chapter11: Data Analysis And Probability

Section11.6: Permutations

Problem 31E

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