Dustin Hill sells papers at the corner of Jocy and Windmill

Dustin Hill sells papers at the corner of Jocy and Windmill, and each day must determine how many to order. Dustin pays the news company 20 cents for each paper and sells it for 25 cents each. At the end of the day, unsold parpers are worthless. Dustin assumes each day he can sell from 6 to 10 papers wich each number – 6,7,8,9,10– being equally likely. How many papers should Dustin order from the news company each day?

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