In the Ohio Pick 4 lottery, you can bet $1 by selecting four digits, each between 0

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In the Ohio Pick 4 lottery, you can bet $1 by selecting four digits, each between 0 and 9 inclusive. If the same four numbers are drawn in the same order, you win and collect $5000.
a. How many different selections are possible?
b. What is the probability of winning?
c. If you win, what is your net profit?
d. Find the expected value for a $1 bet.
e. If you bet $1 on the pass line in the casino dice game of craps, the expected value is -1.4¢. Which bet is better in the sense of producing a higher expected value: a $1 bet in the Ohio Pick 4 lottery or a $1 bet on the pass line in craps?
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Mathematical Interest Theory

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Authors: Leslie Jane, James Daniel, Federer Vaaler

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