alleryStart learning →Pascal and Fermat held that the value of a future gain is proportional to what?
Athe chance of getting it
Bthe time until it arrives
Cthe number of players
Dthe variance of the game
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. the chance of getting it
Their shared principle was that a prospective gain is worth in proportion to its probability.
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