SOLUTION: A weather channel covers local weather six times per hour for a period of 2 minutes. If you change to the weather channel at a random time, what is the probability that you will ca

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Question 1082100: A weather channel covers local weather six times per hour for a period of 2 minutes. If you change to the weather channel at a random time, what is the probability that you will catch the local weather?
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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The weather is on for 12 minutes an hour, so it is 12/60 probability or 1/5.