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24 February, 21:25

Two people agree to meet for a drink after work but they are impatient and each will only wait 20 minutes for the other person to show up. Suppose that they each arrive at independent random times uniformly distributed between 5 p. m. and 6 p. m. What is the probability they will meet?

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  1. 24 February, 21:38
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    Answer: Probability of meeting is 0.67

    Step-by-step explanation: Since each person decided to wait for 20minutes thus within an hour a maximum of 40minutes is spent waiting by both parties. Therefore, Probability of meeting will be 40mins/60mins=0.666 approximately 0.67
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