A lottery has a grand prize of $300,000, four runner-up prizes of $37,500 each, ten third-place prizes of $6000 each, and twenty-two consolation prizes of $3000 each. If 1,200,000 tickets are sold for $1 each and the probability of any one ticket winning is the same as that of any other ticke winning, find the expected net winnings on a $1 ticket. (Round your answe to two decimal places.) $ 52 x please answer in typing
A lottery has a grand prize of $300,000, four runner-up prizes of $37,500 each, ten third-place prizes of $6000 each, and twenty-two consolation prizes of $3000 each. If 1,200,000 tickets are sold for $1 each and the probability of any one ticket winning is the same as that of any other ticke winning, find the expected net winnings on a $1 ticket. (Round your answe to two decimal places.) $ 52 x please answer in typing
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Chapter2: Equations, Inequalities, And Problem Solving
Section2.3: Equations Involving Decimals And Problem Solving
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