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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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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
User Carlos Teixeira
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