You are running a booth at a county fair. You have a large spinner that is 1/2 blue, 1/3 red and 1/6 black. Players can spin the spinner and if they land on red they get $3, if they land on black they get $5 and if they land on blue they get nothing. If you want the expected value of YOUR profit to be $1/spin, how much should you charge for each spin? Round your answer to the nearest cent and do not include a dollar sign. ( ie 3.54 not $3.54

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You are running a booth at a county fair. You have a large spinner that is 1/2 blue, 1/3 red and 1/6 black. Players can spin the spinner and if they land on red they get $3, if they land on black they get $5 and if they land on blue they get nothing. If you want the expected value of YOUR profit to be $1/spin, how much should you charge for each spin? Round your answer to the nearest cent and do not include a dollar sign. ( ie 3.54 not $3.54)

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