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Problem 191 of 333MediumProbabilityP191
Will you ever get ahead?
You bet $1 at a time on a fair coin, starting even, with unlimited credit. (a) What is the probability that you are ever $1 ahead? (b) What is the expected number of bets until that first happens? (c) Answer both questions again when each bet wins with probability 0.4.
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