Assume that the amount of time that it takes an employee to service a car at an oil change facility follows the uniform probability distribution between 21 and 38 minutes. What is the probability that a randomly selected car will require less than 25 minutes to service?

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The uniform distribution probability is calculated as (x - a) / (b - a), where x is the value of interest, a is the minimum value, and b is the maximum value. Here, x = 25, a = 21, and b = 38. So, the probability = (25 - 21) / (38 - 21) = 4 / 17 = 0.2353.

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