I receive a lottery ticket as a gift. Three winning tickets will be drawn, each with an associated probability and dollar value as follows: (1) $100 prize; 0.001 probability (2) $50 prize; 0.005 probability (3) $10 prize; 0.01 probability What is the expected dollar value of my ticket?
a. $0.50
b. $10
c. $0.45
d. $1.00
c
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lifetime.
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
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seized the still. At trial, the defendant moved to exclude the still from evidence. What will be an ideal response?