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Statistics for Data Science II · Quiz 1 · 19 Jul 2026 · May 2026 term

Question 6: A shopping mall issues 400 lucky draw coupons. Among them…

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A shopping mall issues 400 lucky draw coupons. Among them, one coupon is worth a gift voucher of Rs 2000, one coupon is worth a gift voucher of Rs 1000, and all other coupons are worth Rs 0. If a customer receives 2 coupons drawn at random from the 400, what is the expected value (in Rs) of the prizes won by the customer?

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Question 6 of 24 in the IIT Madras BS Statistics for Data Science II (Stats 2) Quiz 1 paper sat on 19 Jul 2026, in the May 2026 term (Statistics2 16 Jul 26). It carries 3 marks.

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