SOLUTION: How do you find the probability of this event: When you break a 10-inch long stick into two pieces, one of the two pieces is less than 2 inches long

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Question 304377: How do you find the probability of this event:
When you break a 10-inch long stick into two pieces, one of the two pieces is less than 2 inches long
Answer by scott8148(6628) About Me  (Show Source):
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using the premise that the stick is equally likely to break at any point along it's length

40% of the length lies within 2 inches of the end(s)

so the probability is .4


the reality of mechanics and the experience of actually breaking sticks shows that the premise is somewhat theoretical