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Suppose that the probability that a head appears when a coin is tossed is p and the probability
that a tail occurs is q = 1 - p. Person A tosses the coin until the first head appears and stops.
Person B does likewise. The results obtained by persons A and B are assumed to be independent.
What is the probability that A and B stop on exactly the same number toss.
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