document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=304377>Question 304377</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do you find the probability of this event: \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "When you break a 10-inch long stick into two pieces, one of the two pieces is less than 2 inches long </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #218357 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=218357\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> using the premise that the stick is equally likely to break at any point along it's length\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "40% of the length lies within 2 inches of the end(s)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so the probability is .4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the reality of mechanics and the experience of actually breaking sticks shows that the premise is somewhat theoretical </SPAN>\n" );
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