A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)
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Suppose on a fair 8-sided die, The gambler rolls the die where the gambler loses $6 if a 1,2,3, or 4 is rolled. While on a roll of 5, 6, 7, 8 the gambler wins that amount. Imagine the game is played until an 8 is rolled. What kind of random variable models this
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