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Old 27-12-2012, 04:45 AM   #575 (permalink)
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Hulululu has 3/4th chance of dying and 1/4th chance of breaking into 2 Hulululus. If broken into 2, each of these 2 Hulululus have the same chances - 3/4th chance of dying and 1/4th chance of breaking into 2 further Hulululus....and so on.

What's the probability that the Hulululu species will never be extinct?
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