Question

Lenny’s favorite radio station has this schedule:

news: 19 min.
commercials: 4 min.
music: 37 min.

If Lenny chooses a time of day at random to turn on the radio to his favorite station, what is the probability that the news will be on?




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Answer 1

Answer:

There is a 32% chance the news is on

Step-by-step explanation:

1. Add up all the times

    19+4+37= 60

2. Take the amount of time the news is on and divide it by the total time to find the probability that is news be on.

    19/60= .31666667

3. Get the percent from the decimal

    32%