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EasyProbabilitypr-373

Linearity of Expectation Sum

Problem

Expectation is linear: E[X1 + ... + Xn] = sum_i E[Xi] regardless of dependence.

Given the list of means, return the mean of the sum.

Hint

No independence assumption is needed.

Test cases

case 1
in: [[1,2,3]]
expected: 6
case 2
in: [[0,0]]
expected: 0
case 3
in: [[-1,1]]
expected: 0
Starter codePython
def linearity_of_expectation_sum(means):
    # Your code here
    pass

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