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Suppose the probability that a coin toss shows "head" is p, where 0 < p < 1. The coin is tossed repeatedly until the first "head" appears. The expected number of tosses required is

A. \(\frac{1}{{{p^2}}}\)
B. \(\frac{{1 - p}}{p}\)
C. \(\frac{{1}}{p}\)
D. \(\frac{{p}}{1 - p}\)
Answer» D. \(\frac{{p}}{1 - p}\)


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