Three players, A, B and C, take turns tossing a fair six-sided die in the following sequence: ABC ABC ABC … This continues until one of the players rolls a six. That player then drops out of the game and the others continue until one of them rolls a six, at which point the game ends. What are the probabilities of the exit sequences AB, BA and CB?

Three players, A, B and C, take turns tossing a fair six-sided die in the following sequence: ABC ABC ABC … This continues until one of the players rolls a six. That player then drops out of the game and the others continue until one of them rolls a six, at which point the game ends. What are the probabilities of the exit sequences AB, BA and CB?

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

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