A And B Toss A Coin Alternatively Till One Of Them Gets A Head And Wins The Game. If A Begins The Game, The Probability B Wins The Game Is

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Question

A and B toss a coin alternatively till one of them gets a head and wins the game. If A begins the game, the probability B wins the game is

Solution

Correct option is

1/3

P(B wins)

      

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