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Volunteer for a charity raffle sold 1,000 tickets at $15 each. Tickets are to be drawn at random and monetary prizes are awarded as follows: one prize of $800; two prizes of $500; five prizes of $300; and ten prizes of $100. What is the expected value of this raffle to you if you buy one ticket?

2007-10-16 19:12:02 · 1 answers · asked by googooboi 2 in Business & Finance Other - Business & Finance

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prize payout divided by total pay-in.
4300/15000 = 28.8%
28.8% x 10 = $2.80.

2007-10-16 19:25:41 · answer #1 · answered by Gatsby216 7 · 0 0

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