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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @south_korea_ln OP 7 Oct \ parent \ on: [Daily puzzle] Probability of ending at 1 science
If you are at 0 or 1.
Say your initial position is at $0.7$... You are closest to 1. So $d$ is $0.3$. You have a 50% chance of ending at $1$, 50% chance of ending at $0.4$. If the latter, repeat. If the former, the game ends. Repeat means here $d$ is 0.4 because closest to zero. 50% chance of ending at 0 (ending the game, but unsuccessfully), 50% chance of moving to 0.8. Repeat until you end at 0 or 1. The question is, what is the probability you end at 1.
Note I edited my answer above just now. It was a bit confusing.
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