A twig of length 1 is broken into two pieces at random, and one piece is thrown away. The remaining piece is then also broken at random, and one piece of that is thrown away. Let X be the length of the twig that remains. What is the probability that X > 1/2?

A twig of length 1 is broken into two pieces at random, and one piece is thrown away. The remaining piece is then also broken at random, and one piece of that is thrown away. Let X be the length of the twig that remains. What is the probability that X > 1/2?

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remaining piece is then also broken at random, and one piece of that is thrown away. Let X be the
length of the twig that remains. What is the probability that X > 1/2?

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