Games and stopping · Coin game · difficulty 2 of 5
First to flip heads
Two players take turns flipping a coin that lands heads with probability 0.5. The first player to flip heads wins. What is the probability that the player who flips first wins?
Answer with a probability. 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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