Anna and Steve play the following game. A die is thrown until either a five or a
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Anna and Steve play the following game. A die is thrown until either a five or a six appears for the first time. If the number of throws X is even, then Anna gives Steve the amount of a dollars; if X is odd, Anna receives from Steve b dollars.
(i) What is the probability function of X?
(ii) What is the probability that Anna wins this game?
(iii) Show that for the game to be fair, we must have 2a = 3b.
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Introduction To Probability Volume 2
ISBN: 9781118123331
1st Edition
Authors: Narayanaswamy Balakrishnan, Markos V. Koutras, Konstadinos G. Politis
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