Question

A miner is trapped in a mine containing three doors. the first door leads to a tunnel that takes him to safety after two hours of travel. the second door leads to a tunnel that returns him to the mine after three hours of travel. the third door leads to a tunnel that returns him to his mine after five hours. assuming that the miner is at all times equally likely to choose any one of the doors, what is the expected length of time (t) until the miner reaches safety? also what is the variance of the length of time until the miner reaches safety?

Answer 1

10 hours is the variance of the length of time until the miner reaches safety.