Problem 883
Daily Math Challenge - February 23, 2023
You are told that tomorrow night from 10:00 – 11:00 in your town you have a 0.90 (90% chance) probability of seeing a shooting star in the night sky in that hour. Given that the probability of seeing a shooting star is constant throughout the hour, what is the probability of seeing a shooting star in the first 10 minutes?
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