Coin 1 comes up heads with probability 0.6 and coin 2 with probability 0.5. A coin...

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Coin 1 comes up heads with probability 0.6 and coin 2 withprobability 0.5. A coin is continually flipped until it comes uptails, at which time that coin is put aside and we start flippingthe other one. (a) What proportion of flips use coin 1? (b) If westart the process with coin 1 what is the probability that coin 2is used on the fifth flip? (c) What proportion of flips landheads?

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