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 | 

