In a game, the gamer wins 20 dollars if s/he gets the number "6" facing up in rolling a fair die; s/he needs to pay c dollars otherwise. The gamer decided to continue playing the game until s/he wins twice. If the expected gain of the gamer is 0 dollars, what is the value of c? c = _1

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In a game, the gamer wins 20 dollars if s/he gets the number "6" facing up in rolling a fair die; s/he needs to pay c dollars
otherwise. The gamer decided to continue playing the game until s/he wins twice. If the expected gain of the gamer is 0
dollars, what is the value of c?
c=_
Transcribed Image Text:In a game, the gamer wins 20 dollars if s/he gets the number "6" facing up in rolling a fair die; s/he needs to pay c dollars otherwise. The gamer decided to continue playing the game until s/he wins twice. If the expected gain of the gamer is 0 dollars, what is the value of c? c=_
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