Multiple Choice
Suppose Jack and Kate are at the town fair and are choosing which game to play.The first game has a bag with four marbles in it-1 red marble and 3 blue ones.The player draws one marble from the bag; if it is red,they win $20 and if it is blue,they win $1.The second game has a bag with 10 marbles in it-1 red,4 blue,and 5 green.The player draws one marble from the bag; if it is red,they win $20; if it is blue,they win $5; and if it is green,they win $1.Both games cost $5 to play.Kate decides to play the second game.Kate's expected value of payoff is:
A) $5.00.
B) $5.75.
C) $4.50.
D) $4.00.
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