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problem 152

medium probability-statistics

Ashley, Bob, Carol, and Doug are rescued from a desert island by a pirate who forces them to play a game. Each of the four, in alphabetical order by first names, is forced to roll two dice. If the total on the two dice is either 8 or 9, the person rolling the dice is forced to walk the plank. The game stops as soon as one player loses or after all have rolled the dice once. What is the probability that Doug survives? (MAO 1990)