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Might Merely Meet (Posted on 2005-06-07)

A boy and a girl agree to meet in the park. Each will show up at a random time between 12:00 and 13:00, and wait for the other person 20 minutes, but not past 13:00.

What is the probability that they will actually meet?

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Comment 12 of 12 |

The required probability is 5/9.

Posted by K Sengupta on 2008-12-05 00:14:47

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