A bag contains 6 poker chips, one is red and the other 5 are blue. you and a friend take turns selecting a chip at random from the bag. the first person to get the red chip is the winner. find the probability that you win if you go first and

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Kaelyn Booth

24 March, 17:18

A bag contains 6 poker chips, one is red and the other 5 are blue. you and a friend take turns selecting a chip at random from the bag. the first person to get the red chip is the winner. find the probability that you win if you go first and

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Paloma Odom · Answer 1

The probability of pulling the red chip if you go first is 1/6

first it's 1/6

second = 1/5

Third = 1/4

fourth = 1/3

Fifth = 1/2

And sixth is guaranteed