Mathematics
In a musical chairs game, a person has been advised to stop playing the music at any time within 40 seconds after its start. What is the probability that the music will stop within the first 15 seconds ?
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Answer
The favourable results = 0 sec to 15 sec and the total results = 0 sec to 40 sec.
∴ Number of favourable outcomes = 15
and
Number of possible outcomes = 40.
P(that music will stop within 15 seconds) = .
Hence, the probability that the music will stop within the first 15 seconds = .
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