Powerball Lottery. The 17-state Powerball lottery advertises the following prizes and probabilities
Question: Powerball Lottery. The 17-state Powerball lottery advertises the following prizes and probabilities of winning for a single $1 ticket. Assume the jackpot has a value of $30 million one week. Note that there is more than one way to win some of the monetary prizes (for example, two ways to win $100), so the table gives the probability for each way. What is the expected value of the winnings for a single lottery ticket? If you spend $365 per year on the lottery, how much can you expect to win or lose?
PRIZE PROBABILITY |
Jackpot 1 in 80,089,128 |
$100,000 1 in 1,953,393 |
$5,000 1 in 364,042 |
$100 1 in 8,879 |
$100 1 in 8,466 |
$7 1 in 207 |
$7 1 in 605 |
$4 1 in 188 |
$3 1 in 74 |
Price: $2.99
Solution: The solution consists of 2 pages
Solution Format: Word Document
Solution Format: Word Document
