Andy the Ant's Adventure

Discrete Mathematics Level 1

Andy the Ant is on a number line at the location 0. Each minute, he travels 1 unit to the right with probability \(\frac{3}{4}\) and 1 unit to the left with probability \(\frac{1}{4}\). What is the expected value for Andy’s location after one hour?

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