Desperate situation

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From: John F Blanton
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 18:32

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THIS IS A HOMEWORK PROBLEM

The game of Russian roulette consists of the following steps:

a.  Load a 6-shot revolver with 1 bullet and 5 empty chambers.
b.  Spin the cylinder.
c.  Point the gun at your head and pull the trigger.

On the average, how many times can one person play this game
(steps a, b, c)?

This assignment is due at 5 PM today.  Our class started out with
a mix of theorists and experimentalists.  Now all of the     
experimentalists are dead, and the theorists are confused.

We need help.

(solution tomorrow)

John Blanton
blanton@lobby.ti.com

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