SOLUTION: The points M, N, O, P, and Q in the following figure represents exits on a highway (the numbers represent miles). An accident occurs at random between points M and Q. What is the p

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: The points M, N, O, P, and Q in the following figure represents exits on a highway (the numbers represent miles). An accident occurs at random between points M and Q. What is the probability that it has occurred between N and O?
M____5_________N_________8______O_______4_________P_______3________Q
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Add up the milages: 5 + 8 + 4 + 3 = 20.

So the accident could have occured in any of those 20 miles, only 8 of which are between points N and O. Therefore, your probability is 8%2F20=4%2F10 or 40%.