A business man evaluated a proposed venture. He estimated that: The probability of making a profit of $9,000 is 0.2; the probability of making a profit of $5,000 is 0.4; the probability of breaking even is 0.3; and the probability of losing $4,000 is 0.1. Find the expected profit.

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$3400

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Provide an appropriate response.A student says that the equation(z - 1)(z + 2) = 2 can be solved as follows: z - 1 = 2 or z + 2 = 1.If this is correct, explain why. If it is not correct, explain why and give the correct method.

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