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Expected Value Review

Authored by Steven Sandberg

Mathematics

9th - 12th Grade

12 Questions

CCSS covered

Used 3+ times

Expected Value Review
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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Find the expected value.

0.4

0.6

0

1.1

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CCSS.HSS.MD.A.2

CCSS.HSS.MD.A.3

CCSS.HSS.MD.B.5

CCSS.HSS.MD.A.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

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

yes
no

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CCSS.HSS.MD.A.2

CCSS.HSS.MD.A.3

CCSS.HSS.MD.B.5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 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

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CCSS.HSS.MD.A.2

CCSS.HSS.MD.A.3

CCSS.HSS.MD.B.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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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CCSS.HSS.MD.A.2

CCSS.HSS.MD.A.3

CCSS.HSS.MD.B.5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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

85

83.2

87.1

84.4

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CCSS.HSS.MD.A.2

CCSS.HSS.MD.A.3

CCSS.HSS.MD.A.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 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? (Hint: the game is fair if the expected value = 0)

yes

no

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CCSS.HSS.CP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.CP.B.7

CCSS.HSS.MD.B.6

CCSS.HSS.MD.B.7

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Is your expected value always going to be what happens in real life?

yes
no

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CCSS.HSS.MD.A.2

CCSS.HSS.MD.A.3

CCSS.HSS.MD.B.5

CCSS.HSS.MD.A.4

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