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Xavier and Yolanda both have classes that end at noon and they agree to meet every day after class. They arrive at the coffee shop independently. Xavier’s arrival time is X and Yolanda’s arrival time is Y, where X and Y are measured in minutes after noon. The individual density functions are
(Xavier arrives sometime after noon and is more likely to arrive promptly than late. Yolanda always arrives by 12:10
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