Probablility

[dbrewer95]

A radio station gives a weather report every 15 minutes. Each report lasts 45 seconds. suppose you turn on the radio at a random time.

1. find the probililty that you will have to wait more than 5 minutes to hear the weather report.

2.if you turn on the radio at 50 random times, predict about how many times you will have to wait less than one minute before the start of the next weather report.

 

[Deleted member 4993]

A radio station gives a weather report every 15 minutes. Each report lasts 45 seconds. suppose you turn on the radio at a random time.

1. find the probililty that you will have to wait more than 5 minutes to hear the weather report.

2.if you turn on the radio at 50 random times, predict about how many times you will have to wait less than one minute before the start of the next weather report.

Please share your work, indicating exactly where you are stuck - so that we may know where to begin to help you.

 

[pitoten]

You must make some attempt at the problem...sometimes it helps to draw a picture that includes some of the numbers from the problem to help you visualize how to at least make an attempt.