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The number of minutes that Samantha waits to catch the bus is uniformly distributed between 0 and 15 minutes. What is the probability that Samantha has to wait less than 4.5 minutes to catch the bus?

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The number of minutes that Samantha waits to catch the bus is uniformly distributed between 0 and 15 minutes. What is the probability that Samantha has to wait less than 4.5 minutes to catch the bus?

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Since the waiting time is uniformly distributed between 0 and 15 minutes, the total range of possible waiting times is 15 minutes.

The probability of any event in a uniform distribution is given by the length of the event interval divided by the length of the total interval.

In this case, the event interval is 4.5 minutes (the time Samantha has to wait) and the total interval is 15 minutes.

So, the probability that Samantha has to wait less than 4.5 minutes is 4.5 / 15 = 0.3 or 30%.

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