Given the Long Wait Times for Precinct A, the City

question 9

Multiple Choice

Given the long wait times for Precinct A, the city of Philadelphia is thinking of alternative solutions to improve voting conditions. One of the proposed solutions is as follows.
Proposal 1: Deploy an additional voting machine in precinct A.
Assume that the voter turnout is expected to have similar characteristics in 2008 as in the previous election.
-Suppose Proposal 1 is rejected and that only one machine will be deployed in precinct A.In sign of protest, voters at precinct A decide to adopt the following rule: if the voting machine is busy, the voter will not vote and will leave (and not vote at all) .What is the expected number of people who will end up voting on election day in precinct A (assume that the voting station accepts voters for 12 hours from 8:00am to 8:00pm)

• A)Less than 100
• B)Between 100 and 150
• C)Between 150 and 250
• D)More than 250

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