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Suppose we have a bag with 10 slips of paper in it. Eight slips have a 3 on them and the other two have a 9 on them.

How many 9's do I have to add before the expected value is at least 8?

 Mar 7, 2022
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Write as equation: 

 

3×8+9×2+9x=8(10+x)

42+9x=80+8x

42+x=80

x=38

 Mar 7, 2022

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