If an average of 12 customers is served per hour, what is the probability that the next customer will arrive in 6 minutes or less? Hint: Use the exponential distribution
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Given that the average number of customers served per hour is 12, we have: \[\Theta = \frac{12}{60} = 0.2 \text{ customers per minute}\] Show more…
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