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Putnam 1960 A6
Source: Putnam 1960
6/11/2022
A player repeatedly throwing a die is to play until their score reaches or passes a total
n
n
n
. Denote by
p
(
n
)
p(n)
p
(
n
)
the probability of making exactly the total
n
,
n,
n
,
and find the value of
lim
n
→
∞
p
(
n
)
.
\lim_{n \to \infty} p(n).
lim
n
→
∞
p
(
n
)
.
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