Max Below a Threshold

Probability
Maximum
Easy
, , and are independent random variables. What is the probability that their maximum is less than ?
Hint 1

The maximum is below exactly when all three variables are below .

Hint 2

Use independence to multiply the three individual probabilities.

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  1. 1. Rewrite the event

    if and only if every .

  2. 2. Multiply independent probabilities

    .

Answer: 0.512

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