Problem #3 An Interesting Coin Game Suppose that two people A and B are playing a game with a single coin which has probability p of coming up heads and q = 1 – p of coming up tails. The game begins with A flipping the coin and then B flipping the coin and then A flipping the coin and then B flipping, and so on, until the coin comes up heads. The winner of the game is the one that flips a heads on the coin. а.) uie provaviity that B wins, both being 1/2. Show that the game is always in A’s favor (i.e., P(A) > 1/2 and P(B) < 1/2) for any 0 < p < 1. b.) cost B $6 (which goes to the Casino) to play the game and suppose that the winner of the game gets Sc (c > a and c > b) from the Casino. The game is called fair to a given player if the average winnings (per play) for that player is $0. Determine (in terms of c and p) the values of a and b if the game is to be fair to both players. The game is in no person's favor if the probability that A wins is the same as Suppose that it cost A $a (which goes to the Casino) to play the game and it

Problem #3 An Interesting Coin Game Suppose that two people A and B are playing a game with a single coin which has probability p of coming up heads and q = 1 – p of coming up tails. The game begins with A flipping the coin and then B flipping the coin and then A flipping the coin and then B flipping, and so on, until the coin comes up heads. The winner of the game is the one that flips a heads on the coin. а.) uie provaviity that B wins, both being 1/2. Show that the game is always in A’s favor (i.e., P(A) > 1/2 and P(B) < 1/2) for any 0 < p < 1. b.) cost B $6 (which goes to the Casino) to play the game and suppose that the winner of the game gets Sc (c > a and c > b) from the Casino. The game is called fair to a given player if the average winnings (per play) for that player is $0. Determine (in terms of c and p) the values of a and b if the game is to be fair to both players. The game is in no person's favor if the probability that A wins is the same as Suppose that it cost A $a (which goes to the Casino) to play the game and it

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