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= Solution

For any nonnegative <random variable> $X$ with finite <expectation> and any $a>0$, <Markov's inequality> states
$$
\boxed{\mathbb P(X\ge a)\le\frac{\mathbb E X}{a}.}
$$
Indeed $X\ge a\,\mathbf1_{\{X\ge a\}}$, and taking <expectations> proves the bound. Nonnegativity is essential.

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