SOLUTION: Suppose you and I take turns in rolling a die, to see who can first roll a 4. Suppose you roll first, then I roll, then you roll and so on until one of us has rolled a four. What i

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Question 1174426: Suppose you and I take turns in rolling a die, to see who can first roll a 4. Suppose you roll first, then I roll, then you roll and so on until one of us has rolled a four. What is the chance that you roll a four? (Give the probability in the form of a fraction (example: 4/5)!
Answer by greenestamps(13200) About Me  (Show Source):
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The probability that each player rolls a 4 is 1/6.

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