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AMC 12 2007b Problem 13

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A traffic light runs repeatedly through the following cycle: green for 3030 seconds, then yellow for 33 seconds, and then red for 3030 seconds. Leah picks a random three-second time interval to watch the light. What is the probability that the color changes while she is watching?

(A)163(B)121(C)110(D)17(E)13\mathrm {(A)} \frac{1}{63} \mathrm {(B)} \frac{1}{21} \mathrm {(C)} \frac{1}{10} \mathrm {(D)} \frac{1}{7} \mathrm {(E)} \frac{1}{3}

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