0.8 is correct. the man will be on the 1st train if he reaches the station after the 2nd leaves and before 1st arrives. and the probability of this happening is 8/10.
On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 7:07 PM, swetha rahul <swetharahu...@gmail.com>wrote: > In a railway station, there are two trains going. One in the harbour line > and one in the main line, each having a frequency of 10 minutes. The main > line service starts at 5 o'clock and the harbour line starts at 5.02A.M. A > man goes to the station every day to catch the first train that comes.What > is the probability of the man catching the first > train? > > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Algorithm Geeks" group. > To post to this group, send email to algogeeks@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > algogeeks+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en. > -- Regards Sri Harsha -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Algorithm Geeks" group. To post to this group, send email to algogeeks@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to algogeeks+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en.
