Question

An urn initially contains 2 balls, one of which is red and the other blue. At each stage a ball is randomly selected. If the selected ball is red, then it is replaced with a red ball with probability .7 or with a blue ball with probability .3; if the selected ball is blue, then it is equally likely to be replaced by either a red or blue ball.

Answer 1

Answer:

2

Explanation:

An urn initially contains one red and one blue ball. At each stage, a ball is randomly chosen and then replaced along with another of the same color. Let X denote the selection number of the first chosen ball that is blue. For instance, if the first selection is red and the second blue, then X is equal to 2.