Expectation · Cards
Waiting for an ace
A shuffled deck has 52 cards, 4 of which are aces. You turn cards over one at a time. What is the expected position of the first ace?
Answer with an expected value. First lock in a gut guess with an 80% range, then solve it properly, then watch a simulation settle on the truth.
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