Trains headed for destination A arrive at the train station at 15-minute intervals starting at 7 A.M.,

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Trains headed for destination A arrive at the train station at 15-minute intervals starting at 7 A.M., whereas trains headed for destination B arrive at 15-minute intervals starting at 7:05 A.M.
(a) If a certain passenger arrives at the station at a time uniformly distributed between 7 and 8 A.M. and then gets on the first train that arrives, what proportion of time does he or she go to destination A?
(b) What if the passenger arrives at a time uniformly distributed between 7:10 and 8:10 A.M.?
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