Twelve Customers Arrive at the Lunch Counter at George's Happy

question 30

Multiple Choice

Twelve customers arrive at the lunch counter at George's Happy Hog per hour and select the hickory smoked meat du jour along with a side and soda for $5. The server doubles as the cashier and can take and fill an order in three minutes on average. What is the likelihood that there are two customers in the system at the George's Happy Hog if the times can be assumed as exponentially distributed?

• A) .33
• B) .25
• C) .144
• D) .05

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