In a game two players A and B take turns in throwing a pair of fair dice starting with player A and total of…

In a game two players A and B take turns in throwing a pair of fair dice starting with player A and total of scores on the two dice, in each throw is noted. A wins the game if he throws a total of 6 before B throws a total of 7 and B wins the game if he throws a total of 7 before A throws a total of six. The game stops as soon as either of the players wins. The probability of A winning the game is :
  1. 531
  2. 3161
  3. 56
  4. 3061

Solution

Sum 6(1,5),(5,1),(3,3),(2,4),(4,2)
Sum 7(1,6),(6,1),(5,2),(2,5),(3,4),(4,3)

P(A wins)=P(A)+P(A¯)·P(B¯)·P(A)+P(A¯)P(B¯)·P(A¯)·P(B¯)·P(A)+

We see that this is an infinite G.P. with common ratio P(A¯)×P(B¯)

Thus, probability that A wins =P(A)1-P(A¯)P(B¯)
=5361-3136·3036=3061

Asked in: JEE Main 2020 (04 Sep Shift 2)

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