On Average, 4 Customers Are Waiting in Line to Be

question 64

Multiple Choice

On average, 4 customers are waiting in line to be served in a local UPS store. The average waiting time is 5 minutes. The probability distributions that describe arrival and service times are unknown. What is the arrival rate per hour?

• A) 48 customers
• B) 0.8 customers
• C) 1.2 customers
• D) 100 customers
• E) 20 customers

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