At a carnival, there is a raffle with 100 tickets. One ticket will win a $990 prize, and the rest will win nothing. If you have a ticket, what is the expected payoff?$____
Q. At a carnival, there is a raffle with 100 tickets. One ticket will win a $990 prize, and the rest will win nothing. If you have a ticket, what is the expected payoff?$____
Calculate Probability of Winning: Calculate the probability of winning the prize.Probability of winning = Number of winning tickets / Total number of ticketsProbability of winning = 1001
Calculate Probability of Not Winning: Calculate the probability of not winning the prize.Probability of not winning = Number of losing tickets / Total number of ticketsProbability of not winning = 10099
Determine Expected Payoff for Winning: Determine the expected payoff for winning.Expected payoff for winning = Probability of winning × Prize amountExpected payoff for winning = 1001×$990Expected payoff for winning = $9.90
Determine Expected Payoff for Not Winning: Determine the expected payoff for not winning.Expected payoff for not winning = Probability of not winning × Prize amount for losingExpected payoff for not winning = 10099×$0Expected payoff for not winning = $0
Calculate Total Expected Payoff: Calculate the total expected payoff.Total expected payoff = Expected payoff for winning + Expected payoff for not winningTotal expected payoff = $9.90 + $0Total expected payoff = $9.90
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