Line segment JM has endpoints with coordinates -2 and 14 on a number line. Points K and L are on segment JM. K has a coordinate of 2 and point L has a coordinate of 8. Find the probability that a point on JM is placed first on JL and a second point is not placed on KL.

5/8
25/64
15/64
8/15


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Answer:

25/64

Step-by-step explanation:

consider the events F and S :

F : «the first point is placed on JL»

S : «the second point is not placed on KL»

F∩S : «a point on JM is placed first on JL and a second point is not placed on KL»

[tex]p\left( F\right) =\frac{JL}{JM} =\frac{10}{16} =\frac{5}{8}[/tex]

[tex]p\left( \overline{S} \right) =\frac{KL}{JM} =\frac{6}{16} =\frac{3}{8}[/tex]

[tex]\Longrightarrow p\left( S\right) =1-p\left( \overline{S} \right) =1-\frac{3}{8} =\frac{5}{8}[/tex]

[tex]p\left( F\cap S\right) =p\left( F\right) \times p\left( S\right) =\frac{5}{8} \times \frac{5}{8} =\frac{25}{64}[/tex]