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Question 21928: Weight Every Positive Cell Mean by Its Own Cell Probability

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  1. Original question and givens
  2. Definition and scope
  3. Step-by-step derivation
  4. Reverse checks
  5. Result
  6. This question review and source binding

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R0042-21928 · q-20261014-advance-20261109-r04-law-of-total-expectation-0028

Original question and givens

Use the complete normalized finite law masses=[1/12, 2/12, 9/12, 0/1], aligned values X=[2, 3, 5, 101] and complete disjoint partition=[[0, 1], [2, 3]] covering every atom. Values are integrable in this finite model. Cell order and atom order are retained; independence is not required. Conditional quotients require strictly positive cell mass. Give (cell_rows, weighted_sum, mean, equal).

  • G001 — Use the complete normalized finite law masses=[1/12, 2/12, 9/12, 0/1], aligned values X=[2, 3, 5, 101] and complete disjoint partition=[[0, 1], [2, 3]] covering every atom. Values are integrable in this finite model. Cell order and atom order are retained; independence is not required. Conditional quotients require strictly positive cell mass. Give (cell_rows, weighted_sum, mean, equal).

Definition and scope

Use the original question domain, assumptions and cited MKO definitions. This item has second-context mathematical and bilingual review, with the model, answer and every arithmetic step independently recomputed from the original parameters; the source question remains a candidate.

Step-by-step derivation

S001 · implies

Before

source operation=totalexp-positive-cells-formula;original snapshot and mathematics retained

After

explicit ordered source output fields=[cell_rows, weighted_sum, mean, equal]

Conditions: none

Keep the original historical interface marker while listing ordered source fields without JavaScript.Tags are not additional evidence;fixed No markers retain their source claim scope.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: source_ordered_interface_explicit_without_javascript · Uses: G001

S002 · calculation

Before

Total expectation complete original mass := sum(1/12, 1/6, 3/4, 0)

After

Total expectation complete original mass = 1

Conditions: none

Substitute the original roles,order and conditions term by term with exact arithmetic,not floating-point approximation.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S001

S003 · calculation

Before

Total expectation original atom0 weighted X := mul(1/12, 2)

After

Total expectation original atom0 weighted X = 1/6

Conditions: none

Substitute the original roles,order and conditions term by term with exact arithmetic,not floating-point approximation.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S002

S004 · calculation

Before

Total expectation original atom1 weighted X := mul(1/6, 3)

After

Total expectation original atom1 weighted X = 1/2

Conditions: none

Substitute the original roles,order and conditions term by term with exact arithmetic,not floating-point approximation.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S003

S005 · calculation

Before

Total expectation original atom2 weighted X := mul(3/4, 5)

After

Total expectation original atom2 weighted X = 15/4

Conditions: none

Substitute the original roles,order and conditions term by term with exact arithmetic,not floating-point approximation.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S004

S006 · calculation

Before

Total expectation original atom3 weighted X := mul(0, 101)

After

Total expectation original atom3 weighted X = 0

Conditions: none

Substitute the original roles,order and conditions term by term with exact arithmetic,not floating-point approximation.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S005

S007 · calculation

Before

Total expectation full original mean := sum(1/6, 1/2, 15/4, 0)

After

Total expectation full original mean = 53/12

Conditions: none

Substitute the original roles,order and conditions term by term with exact arithmetic,not floating-point approximation.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S006

S008 · implies

Before

ORIGINAL masses=[1/12, 1/6, 3/4, 0],SIGNED values X=[2, 3, 5, 101];ORIGINAL cell order=[[0, 1], [2, 3]]

After

flattened original atom labels=[0, 1, 2, 3] cover EVERY atom exactly ONCE including null atoms;total mass=1;integrable finite mean=53/12;NO independence premise

Conditions: none

The partition covers all original atoms,including null atoms,exactly once.Keep original cell order and source-normalized internal labels.X may be signed and is integrable in this finite model;independence is not required.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: totalexp_same_law_complete_disjoint_partition_all_atoms · Uses: G001, S007

S009 · calculation

Before

Total expectation cell0 mass := sum(1/12, 1/6)

After

Total expectation cell0 mass = 1/4

Conditions: none

Substitute the original roles,order and conditions term by term with exact arithmetic,not floating-point approximation.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S008

S010 · calculation

Before

Total expectation cell0 numerator := sum(1/6, 1/2)

After

Total expectation cell0 numerator = 2/3

Conditions: none

Substitute the original roles,order and conditions term by term with exact arithmetic,not floating-point approximation.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S009

S011 · calculation

Before

Total expectation cell0 positive-mass conditional mean := div(2/3, 1/4)

After

Total expectation cell0 positive-mass conditional mean = 8/3

Conditions: none

Substitute the original roles,order and conditions term by term with exact arithmetic,not floating-point approximation.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S010

S012 · implies

Before

ORIGINAL cell index=0,atom labels=[0, 1];mass=1/4;weighted numerator=2/3

After

conditional quotient=8/3;positive denominator qualifies division

Conditions: none

Divide only for positive cell mass.In a null cell,all nonnegative atom masses are0,so the numerator is0 but0/0 remains undefined.Keep null rather than an asserted quotient0,including empty cells.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: totalexp_cell_quotient_positive_mass_only_null_preserved · Uses: G001, S011

S013 · calculation

Before

Total expectation cell1 mass := sum(3/4, 0)

After

Total expectation cell1 mass = 3/4

Conditions: none

Substitute the original roles,order and conditions term by term with exact arithmetic,not floating-point approximation.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S012

S014 · calculation

Before

Total expectation cell1 numerator := sum(15/4, 0)

After

Total expectation cell1 numerator = 15/4

Conditions: none

Substitute the original roles,order and conditions term by term with exact arithmetic,not floating-point approximation.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S013

S015 · calculation

Before

Total expectation cell1 positive-mass conditional mean := div(15/4, 3/4)

After

Total expectation cell1 positive-mass conditional mean = 5

Conditions: none

Substitute the original roles,order and conditions term by term with exact arithmetic,not floating-point approximation.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S014

S016 · implies

Before

ORIGINAL cell index=1,atom labels=[2, 3];mass=3/4;weighted numerator=15/4

After

conditional quotient=5;positive denominator qualifies division

Conditions: none

Divide only for positive cell mass.In a null cell,all nonnegative atom masses are0,so the numerator is0 but0/0 remains undefined.Keep null rather than an asserted quotient0,including empty cells.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: totalexp_cell_quotient_positive_mass_only_null_preserved · Uses: G001, S015

S017 · calculation

Before

Total expectation positive cell0 weighted mean := mul(1/4, 8/3)

After

Total expectation positive cell0 weighted mean = 2/3

Conditions: none

Substitute the original roles,order and conditions term by term with exact arithmetic,not floating-point approximation.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S016

S018 · calculation

Before

Total expectation positive cell1 weighted mean := mul(3/4, 5)

After

Total expectation positive cell1 weighted mean = 15/4

Conditions: none

Substitute the original roles,order and conditions term by term with exact arithmetic,not floating-point approximation.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S017

S019 · calculation

Before

Total expectation sum positive-cell weighted means := sum(2/3, 15/4)

After

Total expectation sum positive-cell weighted means = 53/12

Conditions: none

Substitute the original roles,order and conditions term by term with exact arithmetic,not floating-point approximation.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S018

S020 · implies

Before

ALL original cell rows[index,atoms,mass,conditional_or_null,numerator]=[[0, [0, 1], 1/4, 8/3, 2/3], [1, [2, 3], 3/4, 5, 15/4]]

After

positive-cell weighted sum=53/12;ORIGINAL global mean=53/12;equal=Yes;disjoint complete cells regroup EVERY original p_i*X_i exactly ONCE,null contributions0

Conditions: none

Each positive mass times its conditional mean recovers its numerator;null cells contribute0.Disjoint complete cells then regroup every original weighted term exactly once.This proves the finite identity,not an unweighted average or an accidental numerical equality.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: totalexp_regroup_complete_partition_general_identity · Uses: G001, S019

Reverse checks

  • S020 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S019 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Total expectation sum positive-cell weighted means with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S018 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Total expectation positive cell1 weighted mean with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S017 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Total expectation positive cell0 weighted mean with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S016 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S015 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Total expectation cell1 positive-mass conditional mean with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S014 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Total expectation cell1 numerator with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S013 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Total expectation cell1 mass with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S012 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S011 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Total expectation cell0 positive-mass conditional mean with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S010 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Total expectation cell0 numerator with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S009 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Total expectation cell0 mass with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S008 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S007 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Total expectation full original mean with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S006 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Total expectation original atom3 weighted X with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S005 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Total expectation original atom2 weighted X with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S004 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Total expectation original atom1 weighted X with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S003 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Total expectation original atom0 weighted X with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S002 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute Total expectation complete original mass with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S001 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.

Result

([[0, 1/4, 8/3, 2/3], [1, 3/4, 5, 15/4]], 53/12, 53/12, Yes)

The full substitutions and premise checks give the original answer; source identity,format and status are unchanged.

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Review date: 2026-10-26

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