S-MD.A.2

(+) Calculate the expected value of a random variable; interpret it as the mean of the probability distribution.

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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