1. **Problem statement:** We have a one-dimensional array $A$ with elements $A[1], A[2], \ldots, A[n]$ where $n = 50$.
2. **Part a:** How many elements are in the array?
- The array has $n = 50$ elements.
3. **Part b:** How many elements are in the subarray $A[4], A[5], \ldots, A[39]$?
- Number of elements = $39 - 4 + 1 = 36$.
4. **Part c:** If $3 \leq m \leq n$, what is the probability that a randomly chosen element is in the subarray $A[3], A[4], \ldots, A[m]$?
- Number of elements in subarray = $m - 3 + 1 = m - 2$.
- Total elements = $n$.
- Probability = $\frac{m - 2}{n}$.
5. **Part d:** What is the probability that a randomly chosen element is in the subarray $A[\frac{n}{2}], A[\frac{n}{2} + 1], \ldots, A[n]$ if $n = 39$?
- Start index = $\frac{n}{2} = \frac{39}{2} = 19.5$, round up to 20 since indices are integers.
- Number of elements = $n - 20 + 1 = 20$.
- Probability = $\frac{20}{39}$.
**Final answers:**
- a) 50
- b) 36
- c) $\frac{m - 2}{n}$
- d) $\frac{20}{39}$
Array Probability D2E167
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