Question 1A radio station announces the time every 30 minutes between midnight and 08h00. If you wake up atrandom in the early hours of the morning and switch on the radio, what is the probability that you haveto wait less than 10 minutes to find out the time?

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Question 1 A radio station announces the time every 30 minutes between midnight and 08h00. If you wake up at random in the early hours of the morning and switch on the radio, what is the probability that you have to wait less than 10 minutes to find out the time?