document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=481212>Question 481212</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Persons A and B .Person A picks a random no from 1 to 1000.Then person B picks a random no from 1 to 1000.What is the probability of B getting a no greater than A ? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Note that P(B > A) is the same as P(A > B), by symmetry. Hence, the probability that A and B will obtain unequal numbers is 999/1000, and we divide by two since each case has an equal probability of happening. So the probability of B getting a greater number than A is 999/2000. </SPAN>\n" );
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