Customers arrive at the service counter at the rate of 20 per hour. What is the probability that the arrival time between consecutive customers is less than 6 minutes?
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Given that customers arrive at the rate of 20 per hour, we can calculate the arrival rate per minute by dividing 20 by 60 (minutes). Arrival rate per minute = 20/60 = 1/3 customers per minute. Show more…
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