1) What is the expected "winnings" for a single card draw in the following game?

Card, xi 2 to 10 Jack, Queen, King Ace
X(xi) Lose $3 Win $5 Win $10
P(xi)

     

2) For the sequential search algorithm, if the probability of a successful search is 0.8, then what is the expected number of comparisons for a search?

xi L1 L2 L3 . . . Ln-1 Ln Unsuccessful search
X(xi)

number of comparisons

             
P(xi)

             

3) For the following relations on the set of integers, determine which properties hold for each relation:

Relation Properties on Relations
reflexive symmetric transitive antisymmetric
R1:          
R2:          
R3:          
R4:          
R5: