The Number of Daily Calls Received by a Help Desk

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Multiple Choice

The number of daily calls received by a help desk between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. can be described by the following probability distributions: Use the following random numbers to simulate the number of calls to the help desk between 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. for the next five days: 39, 55, 18, 16, 70.
If the first random number interval begins with 1, then the total number of calls received over the simulated five-day period is

• A) 375
• B) 350
• C) 325
• D) 300

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