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Expected Number of Tosses (Posted on 2025-01-28) Difficulty: 3 of 5
Mac is idly tossing two dice when he decides to see how many tosses it would take to go from 1 to 6 in order. The rules are to toss the two dice until one or the other or both show a 1. Then, toss until a 2 shows. However, if both a 1 and a 2 show at the same time, both can be used.

He then tosses for a 3 and similarly for other numbers. What is the expected number of tosses to go from 1 to 6?

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SolutionSuccessful analytic solutionLarry2025-01-28 12:12:38
Some Thoughtsre: failed analytic attempt; switch to simulationCharlie2025-01-28 11:20:50
Some ThoughtsdittoLarry2025-01-28 10:52:01
Some Thoughtsfailed analytic attempt; switch to simulationCharlie2025-01-28 09:57:52
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