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USAMO 1979 Problem 3

a1,a2,…,ana_{1}, a_{2}, \ldots, a_{n} is an arbitrary sequence of positive integers. A member of the sequence is picked at random. Its value is a. Another member is picked at random, independently of the first. Its value is bb. Then a third, value c. Show that the probability that a+b+c\mathrm{a}+\mathrm{b}+\mathrm{c} is divisible by 3 is at least 1/41 / 4.

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