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Pattern Race: HTH vs HHT

Probability · Medium · Free problem
You and a friend are flipping a fair coin repeatedly. You win if the pattern $HTH$ appears before $HHT$; your friend wins if $HHT$ appears first. What is the probability that you win?

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