Find the probability that the email has arrived less than 4 minutes before his checking.

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Chapter8: Sequences, Series, And Probability
Section8.7: Probability
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Suppose that a person is waiting for an email. He knows that the email will arrive at a time uniformly between 8:00 p.m and 9:00 pm. He checks his email box at 8:10 pm and after each 60 minutes. Find the probability that the email has arrived less than 4 minutes before his checking. 

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