Suppose Jack and Kate are at the town fair and are choosing which game to play. The first game has a bag with four marbles in it-1 red marble and 3 blue ones. The player draws one marble from the bag; if it is red, they win $20 and if it is blue, they win $1. The second game has a bag with 10 marbles in it-1 red, 4 blue, and 5 green. The player draws one marble from the bag; if it is red, they win $20; if it is blue, they win $5; and if it is green, they win $1. Both games cost $5 to play. Assume Jack will play the games that have a higher expected payoff than the cost of playing the game. Comparing the expected value of the payoff of each game to the price of $5 to play, we can conclude that Jack should:
A. play the second but not the first.
B. play neither.
C. play the first but not the second.
D. play both.
C. play the first but not the second.
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A. D; C B. D; B C. A; B D. B; C
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