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Expected Value

Authored by Mr. Briggs

Mathematics

10th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 2+ times

Expected Value
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

A coin is flipped 3 times. If you get tails once you get $5, tails twice you get $15, and tails on all three flips you get $40. What is the expected amount of money you will get?

$12.50
$5
$7.50
$10

Tags

CCSS.HSS.MD.A.2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Eva flips a coin. If she gets heads, she wins $4. If she gets tails, she loses $3. What is her expected value of a coin flip?

$1

$0.50

-$0.50

$0

Tags

CCSS.HSS.MD.B.5A

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Media Image

Find the mean (expected value) of the probability distribution.

85

83.2

87.1

84.4

Tags

CCSS.HSS.MD.A.2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Suppose you pay $1.00 to roll a fair die with the understanding you will get $3.00 back rolling a 4 or a 2, and nothing otherwise. Is this a fair game?

yes

no

Tags

CCSS.HSS.MD.B.6

CCSS.HSS.MD.B.7

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

A student group sells 500 raffle tickets for $2 each. At the drawing the top prize will be a gift certificate for $100. Second prize will be a $50 gift card and there will be five 3rd prizes, each a $20 gift card. Do you expect to win or lose (on average)? How much?

lose an average of $5.50

lose an average of $1.50

win an average of $2.00

lose an average of $10.00

Tags

CCSS.HSS.MD.B.5A

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

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Choose an American household at random. What is the expected number of cars for that household?

1.75
1.84
2.00
2.50

Tags

CCSS.HSS.MD.A.2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 12 pts

In a certain community, 30% of households have 1 child, 43% have 2 children, and 27% have 3 children. If a household is selected at random, what is the expected number of children in that household? HINT: A Probability table may be helpful.

2.00
2.13
1.97
1.27

Tags

CCSS.HSS.MD.A.2

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