Metro buses are scheduled to arrive at each stop every 30 minutes.If the time a person waits at a bus stop is uniformly distributed and the maximum possible wait time for a bus is 30 minutes, what is the probability that you will wait more than 25 minutes for a bus?
A) 0.1667
B) 0.8333
C) 0.2000
D) 0.1333

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The probability of waiting more than 25 minutes in a 30-minute interval is calculated by finding the proportion of the interval that exceeds 25 minutes. Since the wait time is uniformly distributed, the probability is $ \frac{30 - 25}{30} = \frac{5}{30} = 0.1667$.

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