On average, a customer waits 8 minutes in a queue and the average interarrival time is 4 minutes. What is the average number of customers waiting according to the single-server queue model? (round to the nearest integer)
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Given that the average interarrival time is 4 minutes, the arrival rate is 1 customer every 4 minutes, which is 0.25 customers per minute. Show more…
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