Expectation · Random numbers
Until the total passes
You keep drawing random numbers uniformly between 0 and 1 and adding them up, stopping as soon as the total exceeds 1. What is the expected number of draws?
Answer with an expected value. First lock in a gut guess with an 80% range, then solve it properly, then watch a simulation settle on the truth.
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