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THE DAILY PROBABILITY PUZZLEOctober 12, 2026 · ET
No. 019Expected valueMedium5 min

Ants on a stick

Two ants start at random spots on a stick of length 1. Each ant has an equal chance of walking left or right. They move 1 unit per second. If they meet, both turn around. An ant falls off when it reaches an end.

If you repeated this many times, how many seconds would it take, on average, for both ants to fall off?

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