Problem 17.4. to determine which of two people gets a prize, a coin is flipped twice. if the flips are a head and then a tail, the first player wins. if the flips are a tail and then a head, the second player wins. however, if both coins land the same way, the flips don’t count and the whole process starts over. assume that on each flip, a head comes up with probability p, regardless of what happened on other flips. use the four step method to find a simple formula for the probability that the first player wins. what is the probability that neither player wins?

-First player wins:

-Neither player wins:

Step-by-step explanation:

Applying the 4 step method:

Step 1: Identify events for which probability is to be determined:

- First player wins: First coin is heads, second coin is tails (HT)

- Neither player wins: Both coins are heads or both coins are tails (HH or TT)

Step 2: Calculate total number of possible outcomes:

Four possible outcomes: HH, HT, TT, TH

Step 3: Calculate probability of each event

Since the probability of a coin coming up heads is 'p':

Step 4: Add probability of each event

-First player wins:

-Neither player wins:

is means division by fractions

step-by-step explanation: