Statistics & Probability

Mathematics Preparing for Higher Math · Statistics & Probability Q45

Question 45 as printed in the Preparing for the ACT — Practice Test 1 booklet — As printed in the official booklet.

Each time Coin C is tossed, it lands faceup or facedown. The probability of landing faceup is 3 times the probability of landing facedown. In a certain game, the player wins $1.00 when Coin C lands faceup and the player wins $2.00 when Coin C lands facedown. To the nearest cent, what is the expected value of each toss of Coin C in this game?

A
$1.25
B
$1.33
C
$1.50
D
$1.67 STOP! DO

Source: Full-length ACT practice tests © ACT Education Corp., published free at act.org. Questions are retired items from previous ACT administrations. Go to the official source →

Extracted from a print-layout PDF: equations, figures and charts do not survive as text. Use the original PDF for anything that renders poorly. ACT® is a registered trademark of ACT Education Corp., which is not affiliated with, does not sponsor, and does not endorse this project.