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2008 AMC 10A Question 22

AMC10 · 2008 AMC 10A

Question 22

Jacob uses the following procedure to write down a sequence of numbers. First he chooses the first term to be $6.$ To generate each succeeding term, he flips a fair coin. If it comes up heads, he doubles the previous term and subtracts $1.$ If it comes up tails, he takes half of the previous term and subtracts $1.$ What is the probability that the fourth term in Jacob’s sequence is an integer?
  1. $\dfrac{1}{6}$
  2. $\dfrac{1}{3}$
  3. $\dfrac{1}{2}$
  4. $\dfrac{5}{8}$
  5. $\dfrac{3}{4}$