lease be specifuc. Randomly take a number from 1,2,3, 4, and denote it as X, then randomly take a number from 1, 2, ..., X, and denote is as Y, what is the probability of Y

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Randomly take a number from 1,2,3, 4, and denote it as X, then randomly take a number from 1, 2, ..., X, and denote is as Y, what is the probability of Y=2?

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we have four different numbers: 1,2,3,4. A number is to be drawn from these, and it is denoted by X. Again, we select a random number from 1,2,.., X, and it is denoted by Y. We have to find the probability of Y = 2

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