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A lottery that pays off P300 000 000 is made available for 10 000 000 tickets. Each ticket costs P50. Suppose the variable Z gives the net winnings from playing the lottery. What is the expected gain for joining the lottery with only one ticket?

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Solution:

The expected gain of a ticket is:

= (1 / 10000000) \times [(300000000 - 50) + {(10000000 - 1) \times (-50)}]

= (1 / 10000000) \times (299999950 - 499999950)

= (1 / 10000000) \times (-200000000)

= -20

A person who continues to play this lottery for a very long time will probably win some money occasionally but on average will lose P20 per ticket.

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