A person places a bet on the coin toss at the start of the Super Bowl. If the coin comes up HEADS you WIN $100. If the coin comes up TAILS you LOSE $110. What is the person's expected value of making this bet

- 5

Step-by-step explanation:

Probability of a coin toss : (H, T)

With probability of 0.5 each

X : 100 - 110

P(x) :___ 0.5 0.5

Expected value ; E(X) = ΣX*p(X)

E(X) = (100 * 0.5) + (-110 * 0.5)

E(X) = 50 - 55

E(X) = - 5

Expected value = - 5

a4 - 3a2 - 1

step-by-step explanation:

step   1   :

equation at the end of step   1   :

  ((a4) -   3a2) -   1

step   2   :

trying to factor by splitting the middle term

2.1     factoring   a4-3a2-1  

the first term is,   a4   its coefficient is   1 .

the middle term is,   -3a2   its coefficient is   -3 .

the last term, "the constant", is   -1