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233.Valuing the Property

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expected valueSIG
A property contains oil with probability 10%, making it worth $1,000,000\$1{,}000{,}000; coal with probability 30%, making it worth $500,000\$500{,}000; and otherwise nothing is found and it sells for $200,000\$200{,}000. What is its expected value?

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