In a game, a man wins Rs. 100 if he gets 5 or 6 on a throw of a fair die and loses Rs. 50 for getting any…
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- loss
Solution
Probability of success i.e. getting a or .
So, probability of failure i.e. getting any number other than or .
Let be the amount that a man wins in a maximum of three throws.
So, can take values :
Case I : First two throws are or , game stops
Case II : First throw is other than or and second and third throws are or , game stops
Case III : First two throws are other than or and last throw is or
Case IV : All three throws are other than or
Therefore, expected gain or loss
Asked in: JEE Main 2019 (12 Jan Shift 2)