1. A student is trying to hitch a lift. Cars pass at random intervals, at an average rate of 1 per minute. The probability of a car giving a lift is 1%. What is the probability that the student will still be waiting: (i) after 60 cars have passed? (ii) after 1 hour?
1. A student is trying to hitch a lift. Cars pass at random intervals, at an average rate of 1 per minute. The probability of a car giving a lift is 1%. What is the probability that the student will still be waiting: (i) after 60 cars have passed? (ii) after 1 hour?
Chapter8: Sequences, Series,and Probability
Section8.7: Probability
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