Mrs. Abernathy and Mrs. Beaumont live across the street from each other and like to look out their front windows to see what each other are up to. Just to make sure nothing untoward is happening, one would presume. Mrs. Abernathy will look out her window six random times in one day at equal durations for a total of three hours per day, while Mrs. Beaumont will look out six times a day in equal durations for a total of two hours per day.
What is the chance that they will look out their windows and see the other looking back?
If the total time spent looking out their windows stays the same, but the number of times doubles for both, does the chance of them seeing each other change? To what?
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Mrs. Abernathy and Mrs. Beaumont live across the street from each other and like to look out their front windows to see what each other are up to. Just to make sure nothing untoward is happening, one would presume. Mrs. Abernathy will look out her window six random times in one day at equal durations for a total of three hours per day, while Mrs. Beaumont will look out six times a day in equal durations for a total of two hours per day.
What is the chance that they will look out their windows and see the other looking back?
If the total time spent looking out their windows stays the same, but the number of times doubles for both, does the chance of them seeing each other change? To what?
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