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Betting with Coin Flips

Alice and Bob flip a coin repeatedly. Each time there is a head bob gets a dollar and each time there is a tail Alice gets a dollar.

  1. What is the probability that Bob and Alice have exactly the same amount of money after \(2n\) flips ?
  2. What is the chance that Alice has more money after \(2n+1\) flips ?

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