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Question
Integers and are each chosen independently and uniformly from . Find the probability that .
Short answer
. The left side is at least and the right side is at most , so both must equal , which means and . Each has of possible values, giving .
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- Random Variables and Probability Mass Functions
- Continuous Random Variables and Probability Density Functions
- Cumulative Distribution Functions
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