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Floor Log Formulation (Posted on 2014-08-03)

Y is a real number which is chosen at random from the interval (0,1).

Determine the probability that floor(log₁₀(4Y)) = floor(log₁₀Y)

Submitted by K Sengupta

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Solution: (Hide)

The required probability is 1/6.
For an explanation, refer to the solution submitted by Larry in this location.

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	Subject	Author	Date
	Solution	Larry	2014-08-03 12:18:32

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