# Coin tossed and ratio of winning probabilities to split prize [closed]

A coin is tossed until it gives either $$10$$ heads or $$10$$ tails. Player $$A$$ bets on $$10$$ heads and player $$B$$ bets on $$10$$ tails. The game is unexpectedly interrupted after $$15$$ tossings with $$8$$ heads and $$7$$ tails observed. What would be the fair ratio to split the prize pool between player $$A$$ and $$B$$? Consider it be the ratio of winning probabilities of the players.

• Are you aware that this was historically an important problem in the development of probability theory? :-) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Problem_of_points – joriki Feb 14 at 19:54
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Player $$A$$ wins in the following situations:
Those are the only ways that $$A$$ will win. Figure out the probability of those three cases, and player $$B$$ has the complementary probability.