SOLUTION: An electric clock is stopped by a power failure. What is the probability that the second hand is stopped between the 7 and the 11? I am overthinking this and need a little guida
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Question 1180143: An electric clock is stopped by a power failure. What is the probability that the second hand is stopped between the 7 and the 11? I am overthinking this and need a little guidance and help, please.
Answer by greenestamps(13327) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
From 7 to 11 is 4/12=1/3 of the circle on a 12-hour clock.
The second hand is equally likely to stop anywhere; the probability that it stops between the 7 and the 11 is 1/3.
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