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KöMaL 2025 B5476

    Each of Ali and Baba has a random number generator (RNG). Ali's RNG chooses one of numbers 1, 2, …\ldots, 100 with uniform distribution (each number is chosen with the same probability), and Baba's RNG chooses one of numbers 0, 1, 2, …\ldots, 100 with uniform distribution. Ali calculated the expected number of times he has to use his RNG to get a sum which is at least 101, and Baba calculated the expected number of times he has to use his RNG to get a sum which is at least 100. Whose number is bigger?

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