Jane Street

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Jane Street

Consider the following game: You are given a 12-sided die and will be paid the number that the die lands on. If you are unhappy with the roll, you may instead choose to roll two 6-sided dice and will be paid the sum of those two dice. What is the expected value of this game, and how much would you be willing to pay to play?

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