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Counting & ProbabilitySuperchallengeExpected Value, Linearity & Advanced Probability

Expected Value, Linearity & Advanced Probability · Superchallenge problem

A fair coin is flipped 1010 times. A head run is a maximal block of consecutive heads (for example, HHTHTTHHHT has 33 head runs). Let XX be the number of head runs. Find the variance of XX. Express your answer as a common fraction.