{"id":9460,"date":"2011-12-09T02:00:42","date_gmt":"2011-12-09T09:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=9460"},"modified":"2011-12-09T05:32:04","modified_gmt":"2011-12-09T12:32:04","slug":"gmat-question-of-the-day-dec-9-probability-and-sentence-correction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/gmat-question-of-the-day-dec-9-probability-and-sentence-correction\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Question of the Day (Dec 9): Probability and Sentence Correction"},"content":{"rendered":"

Math (PS)<\/strong><\/p>\n

John throws a coin until a series of three consecutive heads or three consecutive tails appears. What is the probability that the game will end after the fourth throw?<\/p>\n

(A) \\frac{1}{16}
\n(B) \\frac{2}{16}
\n(C) \\frac{3}{16}
\n(D) \\frac{4}{16}
\n(E) \\frac{6}{16}<\/p>\n

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GMAT Daily Deals<\/div>\n