S.MD.3

(+) Develop a probability distribution for a random variable defined for a sample space in which theoretical probabilities can be calculated; find the expected value. For example, find the theoretical probability distribution for the number of correct answers obtained by guessing on all five questions of a multiple-choice test where each question has four choices, and find the expected grade under various grading schemes.

Example Problems
Ramkin is going to flip a fair coin 1,200 times.
What is the best prediction for the number of times that the coin will land heads up?
Elizabeth is going to flip a fair coin 100 times.
What is the best prediction for the number of times that the coin will land tails up?
A fair coin is flipped 5 times. Let be the number of heads. What is the expected value of ?
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