Target Exam

CUET

Subject

-- Applied Mathematics - Section B2

Chapter

Financial Mathematics

Question:

In a game, a child will win Rs 5 gets all heads or all tails when three coins are tossed simultaneously and he will lose Rs 3 for all other cases. The expected amount to lose in the game is

Options:

Rs. 0

Rs. 0.8

Rs. 1

Rs. 2

Correct Answer:

Rs. 1

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3) → Rs. 1

Since, three coins are tossed the possible outcomes,

$\{HHH,HHT,HTH,HTT,THH,THT,TTH,TTT\}$

E(X) = (Winning Amount × P(win)) + (Losing amount × P(Lose))

$=5×\frac{1}{4}+(-3×\frac{3}{4})$

$=\frac{5}{4}-\frac{9}{4}=-1$