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Lauren Shareshian
Statistics 1
6 January 2013
Homework Pg 383, #1-8
1. a) E(x) = 19
b) E(x) = 4.2
2. a) E(x) = 1.2
b) E(x) = 280
3. a) Probability model for the amount I win:
x 0 5 10 30
P(x) .5 .25 .23 .02
b) E(x) = 4.15
c) Yes, because you lose nothing and there is always the chance that you might win, and even
win BIG.
4. a) Probability model for the amount I win:
x 100 50 0
P(x) 1/6 5/36 25/36
b) E(x) = 23.61
c) Yes, because you lose nothing and there is always the chance that you might win, and even
win BIG.
5. a) Probability model for the number of children they might have:
x 1 2 3
P(x) .5 .25 .25
b) E(x) = 1.75
c) Expected number of boys theyll have = 0.75
6. a) Probability model for this carnival game:
x = the number of darts you had thrown before you won
x 1 2 3 4
P(x) .1 .09 .081 .0729
b) E(x) = .8146
c) My expected winnings would be: $61.46
7. The expected profit would be: $27000
8. The mans expected profit: $10600