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Markov Chains & Long-Run Behavior · Challenge problem

Weather in a town follows a Markov chain: after a dry day the next day is rainy with probability 1/41/4, and after a rainy day the next day is rainy with probability 1/21/2. Today is dry. What is the expected number of days, counting from tomorrow, until the first time there have been two rainy days in a row (counting the second of those two days)?