A game consists of tossing a coin successively. There is an entry fee of Rs. 10 and an additional fee of Re. 1 for each toss of coin. The game is considered to have ended normally when the coin turns heads on two consecutive throws. In this case the player is paid Rs. 100. Alternatively, the player can choose to terminate the game prematurely after any of the tosses. Ram has incurred a loss of Rs. 50 by playing this game. How many times did he toss the coin?
A. The game ended normally.
B. The total number of tails obtained in the game was 138.
Considering statement A. The game ended normally. Here we know that last 2 results were heads and the person receives 100 Rs. and since there was overall loss of 50 Rs we can calculate no. of matches which ended in tails or non consecutive heads . hence , statement a is sufficient to answer.
Considering statement B. The total number of tails obtained in the game was 138. So we know person lost here rs.138 and we can add any no. of single heads in between those tails such that the overall loss will be 50Rs. Hence this statement is also sufficient to answer.
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