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Two numbers are selected at random (without replacement) from the first three positive integers. Let XX denotes the larger of the two integers, then the probability distribution of XX is

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 1

Pairs from {1,2,3}\{1,2,3\} without replacement: (1,2),(1,3),(2,3)(1,2),(1,3),(2,3) -- three equally likely pairs.

Larger of each pair: 2,3,32, 3, 3.

So P(X=2)=13P(X=2) = \frac{1}{3} and P(X=3)=23P(X=3) = \frac{2}{3}.

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