SOLUTION: An electric clock is stopped by a power failure. What is the probability that the second hand is stopped between the 5 and the 6​?

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Question 1138444: An electric clock is stopped by a power failure. What is the probability that the second hand is stopped between the 5 and the 6​?
Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, greenestamps:
Answer by ikleyn(53751) About Me  (Show Source):
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since there are 60 equal intervals for seconds on a clock face.


Answer by greenestamps(13330) About Me  (Show Source):
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If you mean between the 5 and 6 marking the hours on a standard 12-hour clock, then the probability that the second hand is stopped between the 5 and the 6 (or between any two consecutive hour marks) is 1/12.