AppliedMultiple choice
You are asked for the expected number of rolls of a fair die until you see a six. What is the most useful thing to condition on?
- AThe outcome of the first roll
- BThe total number of rolls
- CWhether the number of rolls is even
- DThe sum of all the rolls
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