413.Four Jacks in a Row
★★★expected valueCh. 5 — Multivariate Distributions and Moments444+ Problems in Probability
Bobby draws cards from a standard 52-card deck repeatedly, with replacement. What is the expected number of draws to get 4 jacks in a row?
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