Questions: Part 2 of 2
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A popular casino table game is three-card poker. One aspect of the game is the "pair plus" bet in which a player is paid a dollar amount for any hand of a pair or better, regardless of the hand the dealer has. The table available below shows the profit and probability of various hands of a player playing the 5 pair plus bet. Complete parts (a) and (b) below. Click the icon to view the profit and probability table.
(a) What is the expected profit when playing the 5 pair plus bet in three-card poker?
The expected profit is -0.1.
(Round to two decimal places as needed.)
(b) If you play the game for 4 hours with an average of 35 hands per hour, how much would you expect to lose?
Expect to lose
(Round to two decimal places as needed.)
Transcript text: Part 2 of 2
Completed: 8 of 13
My score: 7.31/13 pts (56.25\%)
A popular casino table game is three-card poker. One aspect of the game is the "pair plus" bet in which a player is paid a dollar amount for any hand of a pair or better, regardless of the hand the dealer has. The table available below shows the profit and probability of various hands of a player playing the $\$ 5$ pair plus bet. Complete parts (a) and (b) below. Click the icon to view the profit and probability table.
(a) What is the expected profit when playing the $\$ 5$ pair plus bet in three-card poker?
The expected profit is $-\$ 0.1$.
(Round to two decimal places as needed.)
(b) If you play the game for 4 hours with an average of 35 hands per hour, how much would you expect to lose?
Expect to lose $\$$ $\square$
(Round to two decimal places as needed.)
Solution
Solution Steps
Step 1: Calculate the Expected Profit
To find the expected profit per hand, we compute the mean of the profit distribution using the formula:
\[
\text{Mean} = \sum (x_i \cdot p_i)
\]
where \(x_i\) are the profit values and \(p_i\) are the corresponding probabilities. Substituting the values: