Question 32Beginning at 12:00 midnight, a computer center is up for 1 hour and then downfor 2 hours on a regular cycle. A person who is unaware of this schedule dialsthe center at a random time between 12:00 midnight and 5:00am. What is theprobability that the center is up when the person's call comes in?

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