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You and a friend have created a carnival game for your classmates. You plan to charge $2 for each time a student plays, and the payout for a win is $5. According to your calculations, the probability of a win is .1. What is your expected value for this game?

The expected value is
This means that on average, you can expect to lose --- each time someone plays your game.