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Q. A and B are friends. They decide to meet between 1 PM and 2 PM on a given day. There is a condition that whoever arrives first will not wait for the other for more than 15 minutes. The probability that they will meet on that day is
(A) 1/4
(B) 1/16
(C) 7/16
(D) 9/16
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- ans: option C
probability that one person meet on that day = 15/60 = 1/4
Prob(failing to meet) = 3/4
prob(failing to meet by both the persons) = 3/4 * 3/4 = 9/16
Prob( meet on that day by both the persons) = 1-9/16 = 7/16 - 11 years agoHelpfull: Yes(15) No(3)
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