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you repeatedly roll a fair six-sided die until you roll a 1 (and then you stop). every time you roll a 3, you win a points, and every time you roll a 6, you lose b points. you do not win or lose any points if you roll a 2, 4 or a 5. what is the expected number of points (as a function of a and b) you will have when you stop?