One day, Connie plays a game with a fair 6-sided die. Connie rolls the die until she rolls a 6, at
which point the game ends. If she rolls a 6 on her first turn, Connie wins 6 dollars. For each
subsequent turn, Connie wins 1
6 of the amount she would have won the previous turn. What is
Connie's expected earnings from the game?
Select the correct option.
A) 32 / 31  B) 33 / 31  C) 34 / 31  D) 36 / 31  E) 0 / 31

Rationale: connie has a 1 6 chance of winning 6 dollars her first turn . she has a 5 / 6 1 / 6 chance of winning 1 dollar her second turn . next , she has a 25 36 1 / 6 chance of winning 1 / 6 dollars her third turn . generalizing , connie ' s expected earnings form a geometric series with initial term 1 / 6 * 6 = 1 and common ratio 5 / 6 * 1 / 6 = 5 / 36 . hence , connie ' s expected earnings are 1 / 1 - 5 / 36 = 36 / 31 correct answer d
Answer: D