Ten thousand raffle tickets are sold One first prize of 1800

Ten thousand raffle tickets are sold. One first prize of $1800, 4 second prizes of $600 each, and 9 third prizes of $400 each are to be awarded, with all winners selected randomly. If you purchase one ticket, what are your expected winnings?

Solution

Thus,

E(x) = $ 0.78 [ANSWER]

x P(x) x P(x)
1800 0.0001 0.18
600 0.0004 0.24
400 0.0009 0.36
Ten thousand raffle tickets are sold. One first prize of $1800, 4 second prizes of $600 each, and 9 third prizes of $400 each are to be awarded, with all winner

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