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Putnam 1960 A6

Source: Putnam 1960

June 11, 2022
Putnamprobabilitygamelimit

Problem Statement

A player repeatedly throwing a die is to play until their score reaches or passes a total nn. Denote by p(n)p(n) the probability of making exactly the total n,n, and find the value of limnp(n).\lim_{n \to \infty} p(n).