Buses Arrive and Depart from a College Every 25 Minutes $f ( t ) = \frac { 1 } { 25 }$

question 15

Multiple Choice

Buses arrive and depart from a college every 25 minutes. The probability density function for the waiting time t (in minutes) for a person arriving at the bus stop is $f ( t ) = \frac { 1 } { 25 }$ on the interval $[ 0,25 ]$ . Find the probability that the person will wait no longer than 10 minutes.

• A) \(\frac { 1 } { 25 }\)
• B) \(\frac { 1 } { 10 }\)
• C) \(\frac { 2 } { 5 }\)
• D) \(\frac { 3 } { 5 }\)
• E) \(\frac { 1 } { 250 }\)

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