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Latest revision as of 14:51, 22 December 2023

Problem 13

Chris writes on a piece of paper the positive integers from $1$ to $8$ in that order. Then, he randomly writes either $+$ or $\times$ between every two adjacent numbers, each with equal probability. The expected value of the expression he writes can be expressed as $\frac{p}{q}$ for relatively prime positive integers $p$ and $q$. Find the remainder when $p+q$ is divided by $1000$.

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Problem 14
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