What is the probability that the bus will be on time

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Question: A new bus runs on Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday while an older bus runs on the other days. The new bus has a probability of being on time of 2/3 while the older bus has a probability of only 1/3. If a passenger chooses an arbitrary day of the week to ride the bus, what is the probability that the bus will be on time?

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