AMDM Venn Diagram and Expected Value Quiz

Given the probability model in the table below, what is the expected value of the random variable?
  X        50          20        5
P(X)     0.1         0.3      0.6

• 14
• 4.67
• 5
• 7.5

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If the expected value is negative, are you expected to win?

• yes
• no

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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

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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

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

• 85

• 83.2

• 87.1

• 84.4

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Suppose you buy a ticket for $6 out of a lottery of 1000 tickets where the prize for the one winning is to be $800. How much money do you take home (after paying for it)?

• $800

• -$6.50

• -$6

• -$5.20

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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

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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

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CCSS.HSS.MD.A.2

CCSS.HSS.MD.B.5

The diagram shows the sports played by 80 students.

If a student is picked at random, what is the probability that they play football?

• ⁶⁶/₈₀

• ⁴/₈₀

• ¹⁸/₈₀

• ⁴⁹/₈₀

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How many senior boys play football and wrestle?

• 9
• 12
• 18
• 39

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