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    A game of chance involves a regular deck of 52 cards. The game costs $3 to play. If...

    ...you draw an ace...? A game of chance involves a regular deck of 52 cards. The game costs $3 to play. If you draw an ace, you win $20. If you draw a face card, you win $5. If you draw a 10, you win $3. If you draw any other card, you lose. Calculate the expected winnings for the player...
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    A town performs a survey and discovers that 15% of their population have...

    ...hazel-colored eyes...? If 5 people are randomly selected from the town, what is the probability that 2 of the people have hazel eyes? What is the expected (value) number of people with hazel eyes in the group of 5 people? Please explain, thanks
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