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Recall from section 3.1 that Antoine Gombaud had made money over the years by betting with even odds that he could roll at least
a. Find the probability of rolling a
b. Find the probability of not rolling a
c. Find the probability of never rolling a
HINT: This would mean that the first roll is not a
d. Find the probability of rolling at least one
HINT: Use complements.
e. Find the expected value of this bet if
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