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It costs $2 to play a game where you guess the attempt to guess the correct...
It costs $2 to play a game where you guess the attempt to guess the correct number from 1-50 inclusive (n=50). If you guess correctly you win $22 giving you a $20
profit. Calculate the expected value for the game.
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