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PLEASE HELP ASAP IM REALLY TRING TO FINISH A stick has a length of $5$ units. The stick is then broken at two points, chosen at random. What is the probability that all three resulting pieces are longer than $1$ unit?

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User Yiou
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Answer:

0.16

Explanation:

  • Length = 5 units
  • Number of broken sticks= 3
  • Equal lengths = 5 units/3

See the picture attached for reference.

As you see the best points are the green areas which covers 2 out of 5 zones.

Since it is same for both broken points, the probability of this is:

  • 2/5*2/5 = 4/ 25 = 0.16

Answer is 0.16

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