A Lottery Has One $2000 Prize, Two $1000 Prizes, and Ten

question 45

Multiple Choice

A lottery has one $2000 prize, two $1000 prizes, and ten $500 prizes. Two thousand tickets are sold at $5 each. Find the expectation if a person buys two tickets.

• A) -$1.00
• B) -$0.25
• C) -$0.50
• D) -$2.00

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