First find the endpoints of the region where the condition is met:

a + 100/a = 50
a^2 - 50a + 100 = 0
By the quadratic formula, a is 2.08712 or 47.9128.
The range is 45.8256.
A falls in the range of 1..100 or 99. So the probability is 47.9128/99
= 0.48397

Don

On Aug 23, 11:56 am, ramya reddy <[email protected]> wrote:
> Let 'a' be  a number between 1 and 100. what is the probability of choosing
> 'a' such that a+ (100/a) <50
>
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