SOLUTION: In a hockey match,both teams A& B scored same number of goals up to the end of the game, so to decide the winner, referee asked both the captains to throw a die alternatively and d

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Question 850728: In a hockey match,both teams A& B scored same number of goals up to the end of the game, so to decide the winner, referee asked both the captains to throw a die alternatively and decided that the team, whose captain gets a six first, will be declared the winner. If the captain of team A was asked to start, find their respective probabilities of winning the match and state whether the decision of the referee was fair or not.

Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Not fair, we expect hockey teams to fight it out.