Given a deck of 52 playing cards, we place all cards in random order face up next to each other. Then we put a chip on each card that has at least one neighbour with the same face value (e.g., on that has another queen next to it), we put a chip. Finally, we collect all chips that were each queen placed on the cards. For example, for the sequence of cards AV, 54 , 100, 10♡, 104, 9, 30, 3♡, Q4, 3 we receive 5 chips: One chip gets placed on each of the cards 100, 10♡, 104, 30, 3♡. (a) Let p5 be the probability that we receive a chip for the 5th card (i.e., the face value of the 5th card matches the face value of one of its two neighbours). Determine p5 (rounded to 2 decimal places). (b) Determine the expected number of chips we receive in total (rounded to 2 decimal places). (c) For the purpose of this question, you can assume that the expectation of part (b) is 6 or smaller. Assume that each chip is worth v dollars. Further, assume that as a result of this game we receive at least 24 dollars with probability 1/2 or larger. Prove that v > 2.

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Given a deck of 52 playing cards, we place all cards in random order face up next to each other.
Then we put a chip on each card that has at least one neighbour with the same face value (e.g., on
that has another queen next to it), we put a chip. Finally, we collect all chips that were
each
queen
placed on the cards.
For example, for the sequence of cards
A♡, 54, A4, 10O, 10♡, 104, 94, 30, 3♡, Q4, 34
we receive 5 chips: One chip gets placed on each of the cards 100, 10♡, 104, 30, 3♡.
(a) Let p5 be the probability that we receive a chip for the 5th card (i.e., the face value of the 5th
card matches the face value of one of its two neighbours). Determine p5 (rounded to 2 decimal
places).
(b) Determine the expected number of chips we receive in total (rounded to 2 decimal places).
(c) For the purpose of this question, you can assume that the expectation of part (b) is 6 or smaller.
Assume that each chip is worth v dollars. Further, assume that as a result of this game we receive
at least 24 dollars with probability 1/2 or larger. Prove that v > 2.
Transcribed Image Text:Given a deck of 52 playing cards, we place all cards in random order face up next to each other. Then we put a chip on each card that has at least one neighbour with the same face value (e.g., on that has another queen next to it), we put a chip. Finally, we collect all chips that were each queen placed on the cards. For example, for the sequence of cards A♡, 54, A4, 10O, 10♡, 104, 94, 30, 3♡, Q4, 34 we receive 5 chips: One chip gets placed on each of the cards 100, 10♡, 104, 30, 3♡. (a) Let p5 be the probability that we receive a chip for the 5th card (i.e., the face value of the 5th card matches the face value of one of its two neighbours). Determine p5 (rounded to 2 decimal places). (b) Determine the expected number of chips we receive in total (rounded to 2 decimal places). (c) For the purpose of this question, you can assume that the expectation of part (b) is 6 or smaller. Assume that each chip is worth v dollars. Further, assume that as a result of this game we receive at least 24 dollars with probability 1/2 or larger. Prove that v > 2.
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