SCENARIO 6-7 The Interval Between Consecutive Hits at a Web Site Is

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Short Answer

SCENARIO 6-7
The interval between consecutive hits at a web site is assumed to follow an exponential distribution
with a mean of 40 hits per minute.
-Referring to Scenario 6-7, what is the probability that the next hit at the web site will occur within
no sooner than 5 seconds after just being hit by a visitor?

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