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Driving down Hull Street

Source: 2014-2015 SDML Middle School 1a Problem 14

8/28/2016
Hull Street is nine miles long. The first two miles of Hull Street are in Richmond, and the last two miles of the street are in Midlothian. If Kathy starts driving along Hull Street from a random point in Richmond and stops on the street at a random point in Midlothian, what is the probability that Kathy drove less than six miles?
(A) 116(B) 19(C) 18(D) 16(E) 14\text{(A) }\frac{1}{16}\qquad\text{(B) }\frac{1}{9}\qquad\text{(C) }\frac{1}{8}\qquad\text{(D) }\frac{1}{6}\qquad\text{(E) }\frac{1}{4}