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==Problem== | ==Problem== | ||
+ | Lily pads numbered from <math>0</math> to <math>11</math> lie in a row on a pond. Fiona the frog sits on pad <math>0</math>, a morsel of food sits on pad <math>10</math>, and predators sit on pads <math>3</math> and <math>6</math>. At each unit of time the frog jumps either to the next higher numbered pad or to the pad after that, each with probability <math>\frac{1}{2}</math>, independently from previous jumps. What is the probability that Fiona skips over pads <math>3</math> and <math>6</math> and lands on pad <math>10</math>? | ||
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+ | <math>\textbf{(A) }\frac{15}{256}\qquad\textbf{(B) }\frac{1}{16}\qquad\textbf{(C) }\frac{15}{128}\qquad\textbf{(D) }\frac{1}{8}\qquad\textbf{(E) }\frac{1}{4}</math> | ||
==Solution== | ==Solution== |
Revision as of 16:48, 14 February 2019
Problem
Lily pads numbered from to
lie in a row on a pond. Fiona the frog sits on pad
, a morsel of food sits on pad
, and predators sit on pads
and
. At each unit of time the frog jumps either to the next higher numbered pad or to the pad after that, each with probability
, independently from previous jumps. What is the probability that Fiona skips over pads
and
and lands on pad
?
Solution
See Also
2019 AMC 12B (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | |
Preceded by Problem 15 |
Followed by Problem 17 |
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