Jim likes to day-trade on the Internet. On a good day, he averages a $1400 gain. On a bad day, he averages a $700 loss. Suppose that he has good days 20% of the time, bad days 50 % of the time, and the rest of the time he breaks even. What is the expected value for one day of Jim's day- trading hobby?
Jim likes to day-trade on the Internet. On a good day, he averages a $1400 gain. On a bad day, he averages a $700 loss. Suppose that he has good days 20% of the time, bad days 50 % of the time, and the rest of the time he breaks even. What is the expected value for one day of Jim's day- trading hobby?
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Chapter2: Exponential, Logarithmic, And Trigonometric Functions
Section2.3: Applications: Growth And Decay
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