Geometry: Common Core (15th Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0133281159
ISBN 13: 978-0-13328-115-6

Chapter 10 - Area - 10-8 Geometric Probability - Practice and Problem-Solving Exercises - Page 672: 26

Answer

$6$

Work Step by Step

The probability that the point is on $\overline{MN}$ is equal to the ratio of the length of $\overline{MN}$ to the length of $\overline{ZB}$. $\text{P(point on $\overline{MN})$}=\dfrac{MN}{ZB}$ Therefore, $0.3=\dfrac{MN}{20}\\ \implies MN=6$
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