Customers Arrive at a Carwash with on Average Once Every

question 50

Multiple Choice

Customers arrive at a carwash with on average once every 20 minutes. It seems likely that customer arrivals follow an exponential distribution. In a simulation, the random number 0.1398 is generated. How long it will be until the next simulated arrival occurs?

• A) 49.35 minutes
• B) 39.35 minutes
• C) 29.35 minutes
• D) 19.35 minutes
• E) 9.35 minutes

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