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AMC10 2027 - Self-practice Set 2 Question 21

AMC10 · AMC10 2027 - Self-practice Set 2

Question 21

Jacob starts a sequence with first term $6$. To obtain each next term, he independently flips a fair coin: heads means double the previous term and subtract $1$, and tails means halve it and subtract $1$. What is the probability that the fourth term is an integer?
  1. $\frac16$
  2. $\frac13$
  3. $\frac12$
  4. $\frac58$
  5. $\frac34$