Expected value of a lottery ticket
A $1 lottery ticket pays $1000 with probability and nothing otherwise. What is the expected profit per ticket (in dollars)?
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- Expected payout = prize × probability.
- Subtract the cost to play.
Answer
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-0.5 (± 0.01)
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