Blog # 59 : Will you meet your friend?

Two friends decide to meet at a cafe between 11 am and 12 pm i.e. one hour. They also decide that the one who reaches before the other waits for 5 minutes and if the other does not arrive he leaves. What is the probability of their meeting ? Click here to see the solution. p.s. - For Remarks please hit the given link once. For Hint, hit it twice and for the solution, hit it thrice. Courtesy: Vibhaj Remarks: Just imagine dude :P. Hit again for hints. Hints: Are you not able to solve this? or You want to check the solution. Hit again for Solution Solution: The probability is found using areas. The colored area represents the successful meeting since the difference between x and y co-ordinates of any point in the colored area is less than or equal to 5 on absolute value. Enlarge the image by clicking on it to see the answer