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I am having trouble with this task, I feel like I'm doing something wrong but I dont know what:

Let $X_1, X_2 \cdots X_n $ $ n \geq 2 $ be independent Bernoulli Experiments. With a not specified "hitrate" of $p$.

Further let $Y = \sum^{n-1}_{i=0} X_i $ and $Z = \sum^n_{i=0} X_i $.

Also let $k \in \mathbb{N} \ \ \land k \neq 0 \land k \neq n $

Now the actual question:

Express the event $\{ Z =k\} \cap \{Y = k-1\} $ and the event $\{ Z=k \} \cap \{Y =k \} $ with the random variables $ Y $ and $X_n$ without using $Z$ or $X_1, \cdots, X_{n-1} $


IMO the first one is:

$$ P(Y=k-1) \cdot P(X_n = x)$$

and the second one should be:

$$ P(Y=k-1) / P(X_n = x) $$

Can someone please look over my reasoning and correct me if I'm wrong. This isnt homework and only preparation for an exam.