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Putnam 1968 B1

  • Session B

The temperatures in Chicago and Detroit are x∘x^\circ and y∘y^\circ, respectively. These temperatures are not assumed to be independent; namely, we are given: \begin{itemize} \item[(i)] P(x∘=70∘)P(x^\circ = 70^\circ), the probability that the temperature in Chicago is 70∘70^\circ, \item[(ii)] P(y∘=70∘)P(y^\circ = 70^\circ), and \item[(iii)] P(max⁡(x∘,y∘)=70∘)P(\max(x^\circ, y^\circ) = 70^\circ). \end{itemize} Determine P(min⁡(x∘,y∘)=70∘)P(\min(x^\circ, y^\circ) = 70^\circ).

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