The 8 Students in a Seminar Class Must Come to the Professor's

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Short Answer

The 8 students in a seminar class must come to the professor's office to turn in a paper and give a 5-minute oral summary. Assume there is a service rate of 10 per hour and adequate time is available for all. The arrival rate for each unit is 5 per hour. What is the probability there is no one in the office or waiting when you come?

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Definitions:

Pilgrims

Early settlers of the Plymouth Colony in present-day Massachusetts who arrived on the Mayflower in 1620, seeking religious freedom.

Puritans

A religious reform movement in the late 16th and 17th centuries, seeking to "purify" the Church of England of Roman Catholic practices, many of whose adherents later settled in North America.

Church Of England

The primary state church in England, a Christian church characterized by a distinctive Anglican faith and identity, with the monarch serving as its supreme governor.

Massasoit

A leader of the Wampanoag Confederacy who played a key role in the early interaction between Native American tribes and the Pilgrims in the 17th century.