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Twice as Long

Two batteries have independent lifetimes X and Y, each exponentially distributed with the same mean. What is the probability that X > 2Y, that is, the first battery lasts more than twice as long as the second? Give a reduced fraction.

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Source: Classic exponential-distribution exercise in wide circulation; no traceable original source. Statement written for AxiomIQ.