Customers Arrive at a Music Store at an Average of 1

question 37

Multiple Choice

Customers arrive at a music store at an average of 1 per minute (Poisson arrivals) . The service rate is 15 customers per hour (exponential service times) . What is the minimum number of servers needed to keep the waiting time in the system under 5 minutes?

• A) 4
• B) 5
• C) 6
• D) 7

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Definitions:

Patient Identifiers

Unique information used to assure health care services are being provided to the correct individual.

Laboratory Specimen

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Sputum Specimen

A sample of mucus coughed up from the lungs, collected for laboratory analysis to help diagnose respiratory diseases.

Surgical Incision

A cut made through the skin and tissues during surgery to gain access to the area being operated on.