-. A fair die is cast independently until the first 1 or the casting stops on an odd number of times, Amy wir Jon wins. What it the probability that Jon wins? Please answer for this problem.

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Chapter10: Sequences, Series, And Probability
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B. 5o.
(a 20
7.
A fair die is cast independently until the first 1 or 2 appears. If
the casting stops on an odd number of times, Amy wins; otherwise,
Jon wins. What it the probability that Jon wins? Please give an exact
answer for this problem.
Transcribed Image Text:B. 5o. (a 20 7. A fair die is cast independently until the first 1 or 2 appears. If the casting stops on an odd number of times, Amy wins; otherwise, Jon wins. What it the probability that Jon wins? Please give an exact answer for this problem.
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