The length of time students reserve discussion rooms at a certain university library is a random variable having a uniform distribution. Library records showed that the shortest time that these discussion rooms were used was 30 minutes while university policy permits the use of these discussion rooms for at most 2 hours.  What is the probability that, on a given day, a discussion room will be used for at least an hour?

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The length of time students reserve discussion rooms at a certain university library is a random variable having a uniform distribution. Library records showed that the shortest time that these discussion rooms were used was 30 minutes while university policy permits the use of these discussion rooms for at most 2 hours.  What is the probability that, on a given day, a discussion room will be used for at least an hour?

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