A machine shop produces spindles. The spindles are 18?-inch rods used in a variety of equipment. A piece of equipment used in the manufacture of the spindles malfunctions on occasion and places a single gouge somewhere on the spindle.? However, if the spindle can be cut so that is has 14 consecutive inches without a?gouge, then the spindle can be salvaged for other purposes. Assuming that the location of the gouge along the spindle is best described by a uniform? distribution, what is the probability that a defective spindle can be? salvaged?