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A certain coin is weighted such that the chance of flipping heads is $\frac{1}{3}$ and the chance of flipping tails is $\frac{2}{3}$. Suppose that we win $\$3$ if we flip a heads on a coin toss, but lose $\$2$ if we flip tails. What is the expected value, in dollars, of our winnings after one flip? Express your answer as a common fraction.

 Apr 25, 2015

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Expected value = probability of heads*$3  +  probability of tails*(-$2)  

 

so expected value = (1/3)*3 - (2/3)*2 = 1 - 4/3 = -1/3

 

You would expect to lose one third of a dollar

 Apr 25, 2015
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Expected value = probability of heads*$3  +  probability of tails*(-$2)  

 

so expected value = (1/3)*3 - (2/3)*2 = 1 - 4/3 = -1/3

 

You would expect to lose one third of a dollar

Alan Apr 25, 2015

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