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THE DAILY PROBABILITY PUZZLENovember 12, 2026 · ET
No. 050Expected valueEasy4 min

Out-of-order pairs among 3 shuffled numbers

Shuffle the numbers 1,…,3 with equal chances. Count a pair whenever a larger number comes before a smaller one. Count each pair once.

What is the average number of these pairs?

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