Pick Cards from a Deck Until You Get a Black

question 33

Multiple Choice

Pick cards from a deck until you get a black card or 4 consecutive red cards;record the cards in order.

• A){BBBB,RBBB,RRBB,RRRB,RRRR},not equally likely
• B){B,RB,RRB,RRRB,RRRRB,RRRRRB,....},not equally likely
• C){B,RB,RRB,RRRB,RRRRB},not equally likely
• D){B,RB,RRB,RRRB,RRRR},not equally likely
• E){BBBB,BBBR,BBRB,BBRR,BRBB,BRBR,BRRB,BRRR,RBBB,RBBR,RBRB,RBRR,RRBB,RRBR,RRRB,RRRR},equally likely

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