Denote by ⟨x⟩\langle{x}\rangle the fractional part of the real number xx (for instance, ⟨3.2⟩=0.2\langle{3.2}\rangle = 0.2). A positive integer NN is selected randomly from the set {1,2,3,…,M}\{1, 2, 3, \dots , M\}, with each integer having the same probability of being picked, and ⟨87N/303⟩\langle{87N/303}\rangle is calculated. This procedure is repeated MM times and the average value A(M)A(M) is obtained. What is 303lim⁡M→∞A(M)303\lim_{M\to\infty} A(M)?

Source: HMMT February 2002

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