Six children (Dick, Helen, Joni, Mark, Sam, and Tony) play catch. If Dick has the ball he

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Six children (Dick, Helen, Joni, Mark, Sam, and Tony) play catch. If Dick has the ball he is equally likely to throw it to Helen, Mark, Sam, and Tony. If Helen has the ball she is equally likely to throw it to Dick, Joni, Sam, and Tony. If Sam has the ball he is equally likely to throw it to Dick, Helen, Mark, and Tony. If either Joni or Tony gets the ball, they keep throwing it to each other. If Mark gets the ball he runs away with it.

(a) Find the transition probability.

(b) Suppose Dick has the ball at the beginning of the game. What is the probability that Mark will end up with it?

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