Suppose that you and a friend are playing cards and you decide to make a friendly wager. The bet is that you will draw two cards without replacement from a standard deck. If both cards are spades, your friend will pay you $⁢7. Otherwise, you have to pay your friend $2. Step 1 of 2 :   What is the expected value of your bet? Round your answer to two decimal places. Losses must be expressed as negative values.

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Suppose that you and a friend are playing cards and you decide to make a friendly wager. The bet is that you will draw two cards without replacement from a standard deck. If both cards are spades, your friend will pay you $⁢7. Otherwise, you have to pay your friend $2.

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What is the expected value of your bet? Round your answer to two decimal places. Losses must be expressed as negative values.

 
 
 
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