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Aman verma wrote:Q: A and B pick up a card at random from a well shuffled pack of cards , one after the other , replacing it every time till one of them gets a heart . If A begins the game, then the probability that the game ends with B is
a) 3/7
b)4/7
c)3/4
d)1/4
e)2/7
Its imp. to get your thought process correct.Here it goes for me:-
At first glance I note that-"Now,here I will get an infinite series."
If in the 2nd chance ,the game ends :- P = 39/52[A chooese any of the other 39 cards) x 13/52(B chooses one of the 13 hearts) = 3/4 x 1/4 =3/16
If in the 4th chance,the game ends:-P = (39/52)^3 x 13/52
If in the 6th chance,the game ends:-P = (39/52)^5 x 13/52
So,we get the series as (39/52 x 13/52)*[ 1 + (39/52)^2 + (39/52)^4 +...]
=(3/4 x 1/4)*[ 1 + (3/4)^2 + (3/4)^4 +...]
Sum of an infinite series = 1st term/(1 - common ratio)
Hence the term in [ ........ ] would be 1/( 1 - 9/16)=16/7
[spoiler]Hene the answer is 3/16 x 16/7 =3/7 Hence A is the answer.[/spoiler]
harsh.champ wrote:Aman verma wrote:Q: A and B pick up a card at random from a well shuffled pack of cards , one after the other , replacing it every time till one of them gets a heart . If A begins the game, then the probability that the game ends with B is
a) 3/7
b)4/7
c)3/4
d)1/4
e)2/7
Its imp. to get your thought process correct.Here it goes for me:-
At first glance I note that-"Now,here I will get an infinite series."
If in the 2nd chance ,the game ends :- P = 39/52[A chooese any of the other 39 cards) x 13/52(B chooses one of the 13 hearts) = 3/4 x 1/4 =3/16
If in the 4th chance,the game ends:-P = (39/52)^3 x 13/52
If in the 6th chance,the game ends:-P = (39/52)^5 x 13/52
So,we get the series as (39/52 x 13/52)*[ 1 + (39/52)^2 + (39/52)^4 +...]
=(3/4 x 1/4)*[ 1 + (3/4)^2 + (3/4)^4 +...]
Sum of an infinite series = 1st term/(1 - common ratio)
Hence the term in [ ........ ] would be 1/( 1 - 9/16)=16/7
[spoiler]Hene the answer is 3/16 x 16/7 =3/7 Hence A is the answer.[/spoiler]
How do you get (39/52)*(13/52)?If in the 2nd chance ,the game ends :- P = 39/52[A chooese any of the other 39 cards) x 13/52(B chooses one of the 13 hearts) = 3/4 x 1/4 =3/16
