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Alex needs to catch a train. The train arrives randomly some time between and , waits for minutes, and then leaves. If Alex also arrives randomly between and , what is the probability that the train will be there when Alex arrives

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  1. The probability that the train will be there when Alex arrives is 0.1.
    Given that the time that  train arrives between 1:00 P.M to 2:00 P.M. and waits for 10 minutes. Alex arrives between 1:00 P.M to 2:00 P.M.
    We are required to find the probability that the train when Alex arrives.
    Probability is the likeliness of happening an event among all the events that are possible to happen.
    Probability=Number of items/total number of items.
    Number of combinations of timings in which the train may have arrived=60/10=6 combinations
    Number of ways in which Alex arrives at the station=60.
    Probability=6/60
    =1/10
    =0.1
    Hence the probability that the train will be there when Alex arrives ie 0.1.
    Question is incomplete. The following things should be included:
    Timing in which train arrives is between 1:00 P.M and 2:00 P.M.The train waits for 10 minutes. Alex arrives between 1:00 P.M and 2:00 P.M.
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