document.write( "Question 472994: I seem to be having trouble with this problem. Could someone please show me where I went wrong in doing it. I thought that I had it right.. HELP!!!\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "a traffic light is red for 25 sec, yellow for 5 sec, and green for 55 sec. What is the probability that when you reach the light,
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\n" ); document.write( "80/85 = 8/17
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Algebra.Com's Answer #324325 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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The light is only yellow 5 seconds and NOT 80 seconds.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the probability should be \"5%2F85=1%2F17\"
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