HMMT 2009 U35
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Von Neumann's Poker: The first step in Von Neumann's game is selecting a random number on . To generate this number, Chebby uses the factorial base: the number stands for , where each is an integer between 0 and , inclusive. Chebby has an infinite number of cards labeled . He begins by putting cards and into a hat and drawing randomly to determine . The card assigned does not get reused. Chebby then adds in card 2 and draws for , and continues in this manner to determine the random number. At each step, he only draws one card from two in the hat. Unfortunately, this method does not result in a uniform distribution. What is the expected value of Chebby's final number?
Your score on this problem will be the larger of 0 and , where is the positive difference between your answer and the correct answer.
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