Buses arrive at a specified stop at 15-minute intervals starting at 7 A.M. That is, they arrive at 7:00, 7:15, 7:30, 7:45, and so on. If a passenger arrives at the stop at a time that is uniformly distributed between 7:00 and 7:30, what is the probability that she waits more than 10 minutes for a bus?

Buses arrive at a specified stop at 15-minute intervals starting at 7 A.M. That is, they arrive at 7:00, 7:15, 7:30, 7:45, and so on. If a passenger arrives at the stop at a time that is uniformly distributed between 7:00 and 7:30, what is the probability that she waits more than 10 minutes for a bus?

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

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