1987 AHSME Problems/Problem 26
Problem
The amount 
is split into two nonnegative real numbers uniformly at random,
for instance, into 
and 
, or into 
and 
.
Then each number is rounded to its nearest integer, for instance, 
and 
in the first case above,
and 
in the second. What is the probability that the two integers sum to 
?
See also
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