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Choose the correct alternative: Consider a game where the player tosses a six-sided fair die. If the face that comes up is 6, the player wins ₹ 36, otherwise he lose

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Choose the correct alternative:

Consider a game where the player tosses a six-sided fair die. If the face that comes up is 6, the player wins ₹ 36, otherwise he loses ₹ k2, where k is the face that comes up k = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}. The expected amount to win at this game in ₹ is

Options

  • `19/6`

  • `- 19/6`

  • `3/2`

  • `- 3/2`

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Solution

`- 19/6`

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Chapter 11: Probability Distributions - Exercise 11.6 [Page 219]

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Samacheer Kalvi Mathematics - Volume 1 and 2 [English] Class 12 TN Board
Chapter 11 Probability Distributions
Exercise 11.6 | Q 3 | Page 219

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