Arcade Prizes

The tickets are then redeemable for prizes at a redemption center within the arcade. This particular game has no skill component; each spin of the wheel is a random event, and the result from each spin of the wheel is independent of the results of previous spins. The wheel awards tickets with the following probabilities:

\begin{tabular}{|c|c|}
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Number of Tickets & Probability \\
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1 & 0.15 \\
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2 & 0.20 \\
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3 & 0.20 \\
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5 & 0.10 \\
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10 & 0.10 \\
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25 & 0.04 \\
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100 & 0.01 \\
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\end{tabular}

Using the information in the table above, answer the following questions:

1. What is the average number of tickets that a player can expect to win with each spin?

2. If the expected number of tickets per spin is 4.5, how many tickets can a player expect to get in 20 spins?

3. If it costs \[tex]$5 to win 300 tickets, what is the expected cost per ticket?

4. Jeremy gets an average of 97 tickets for 51 spins. Would it cost more than \$[/tex]5 to win 300 tickets?

5. Based on the given probabilities, calculate the expected number of tickets for each spin.



Answer :

Let's address the problem step by step.

### Step 1: Calculate the Expected Number of Tickets per Spin

Given the ticket values and their corresponding probabilities, we find the expected number of tickets by multiplying each ticket value by its probability and then summing these products.

The ticket values are:
- 1 ticket with probability 0.15
- 2 tickets with probability 0.20
- 3 tickets with probability 0.20
- 5 tickets with probability 0.10
- 10 tickets with probability 0.10
- 25 tickets with probability 0.04
- 100 tickets with probability 0.01

Multiplying each ticket value by its probability:
[tex]\[ \text{Expected tickets per spin} = (1 \times 0.15) + (2 \times 0.20) + (3 \times 0.20) + (5 \times 0.10) + (10 \times 0.10) + (25 \times 0.04) + (100 \times 0.01) \][/tex]

Summing these values:
[tex]\[ \text{Expected tickets per spin} = 0.15 + 0.40 + 0.60 + 0.50 + 1.00 + 1.00 + 1.00 = 4.65\][/tex]

So, the average number of tickets expected from one spin is 4.65.

### Step 2: Calculate the Expected Number of Tickets for 20 Spins

Given the expected number of tickets per spin, we now calculate how many tickets can be expected from 20 spins.

[tex]\[ \text{Expected tickets for 20 spins} = \text{Expected tickets per spin} \times 20 \][/tex]

Using the earlier result of 4.65 tickets per spin:
[tex]\[ \text{Expected tickets for 20 spins} = 4.65 \times 20 = 93\][/tex]

So, for 20 spins, you can expect to win 93 tickets.

### Summary

To answer the specific question from the user:

- The average number of tickets per spin is 4.65.
- For 20 spins, the expected number of tickets is 93.