A bag contains some white balls. On each ball a number is painted. The number painted on it runs from 1 to N. Suppose, there are k balls with number k. Now an experiment is conducted of choosing a ball at random, noting the number on it and returning to the bag. If the experiment is repeated N times. What is the average value of the number painted on the ball ?

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 A bag contains some white balls. On each ball a number is painted. The number

painted on it runs from 1 to N. Suppose, there are k balls with number k. Now an

experiment is conducted of choosing a ball at random, noting the number on it and returning to the bag. If the experiment is repeated N times. What is the average

value of the number painted on the ball ?

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