The Time You Must Wait for an Orange Line Train

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Short Answer

The time you must wait for an Orange Line train of the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority follows a uniform distribution with a lower bound of 0 minutes and an upper bound of 8 minutes. Jonathan is running to catch the train to get to a meeting. He knows that the train needs to arrive within five minutes or else he will be late. What is the probability that he will be late to his meeting?

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