Expectation · Dice · difficulty 2 of 5
The same roll twice
You roll a fair 6-sided die again and again, until two consecutive rolls show the same number. What is the expected number of rolls, counting both rolls of the matching pair?
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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