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MathematicsProbabilityIndependent eventsMedium2 minQB

MathematicsMediumsingle choice

Passage / Comprehension

Players A, B, C throw in order until someone throws 6. Player A uses a fair die; B and C throw 6 with probabilities p_1 and p_2, respectively.

Find $P$ ( $B$ wins) $/ P$ ( $C$ wins).

Answer:

Solution:

Summing each geometric series over full rounds gives the ratio $p_{1} / [p_{2} (1 - p_{1})]$ .

Stream:JEESubject:MathematicsTopic:ProbabilitySubtopic:Independent events

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