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7.11 Exercise 3

Avg difficulty 2.5

Interpret the expected values of the following experiments.

  1. Roll a standard 6-sided die and note the number showing.
  2. Roll 2 standard 6-sided dice and note the sum of the numbers showing.
  3. Draw a card from a well-shuffled standard deck of cards and note its Rummy value (15 for aces; 10 for tens, jacks, queens, and kings; 5 for everything else).

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