Customers Arrive at a Suburban Ticket Outlet at the Rate

question 3

Multiple Choice

Customers arrive at a suburban ticket outlet at the rate of 14 per hour on Monday mornings (exponential interarrival times) . Selling the tickets and providing general information takes an average of 3 minutes per customer, and varies exponentially. There is 1 ticket agent on duty on Mondays.
How many minutes does the average customer wait in line?

• A) 7
• B) 8
• C) 9
• D) 10
• E) 11

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