Scaled chance three uniform integers sum to N
Question
For a positive integer , choose independently and uniformly from , and let be the probability that . Determine (enter if the limit does not exist).
Short answer
. Solutions of in non-negative integers number , and all lie in range, so . Multiplying by and letting gives .
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- Conditional Probability, Total Probability, and Bayes' Rule
- Worked Examples — Probability Trees, Monty Hall, and Bayesian Updating
- Independence
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