3. A hacker brcaking into a computer system has a 15% chance of breaking into a system in 3 minutes, a 35% chance after 8 minutes, and a 50% chance after 30 minutes. What is the expected time it will take the hacker to get in?

3. A hacker brcaking into a computer system has a 15% chance of breaking into a system in 3 minutes, a 35% chance after 8 minutes, and a 50% chance after 30 minutes. What is the expected time it will take the hacker to get in?

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chance of breaking into a system in 3 minutes, a 35%
chance after 8 minutes, and a 50% chance after 30
minutes. What is the expected time it will take the hacker
to get in?

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