24. In an election, candidate A receives n votes and candidate B receives m votes, where n...
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24. In an election, candidate A receives n votes and candidate B receives m votes, where n > m. Assume that in the count of the votes all possible orderings of the n + m votes are equally likely. Let Pn,m denote the probability that from the first vote on A is always in the lead. Find
(a) P2,1
(b) P3,1
(c) Pn,1
(d) P3,2
(e) P4,2
(f ) Pn,2 (g) P4,3 (h) P5,3 (i) P5,4
( j) Make a conjecture as to the value of Pn,m.
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