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question 4 4 pts juanita pays $10 to purchase one raffle ticket in the …

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question 4
4 pts
juanita pays $10 to purchase one raffle ticket in the hopes of winning a new car valued at $27,982. there are 5,608 tickets sold. using the expected value of a ticket, calculate the expected gain or loss to juanita.
note: please avoid rounding numbers in the middle of your calculations. however, round your final answer to two decimal places, before entering it in the box below. a negative expected value indicates an expected loss for juanita.

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate the probability of winning

The probability \( P(\text{win})=\frac{1}{5608}\) and the probability \( P(\text{lose})=\frac{5607}{5608}\)

Step2: Calculate the net gain if win and if lose

If win: Net gain \(=27982 - 10=27972\)
If lose: Net gain \(=- 10\)

Step3: Use the expected - value formula \(E(X)=\sum_{i}x_{i}P(x_{i})\)

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Answer:

\(-5.01\)