A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)
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1.) The Pool Hall rents tables by the hour and also rents McDermotte pool cues for purists that can't afford their own. The rental process for these cues is exhaustive and takes 75 minutes for each application. There are three employees that conduct these interviews, and on average, it is one hour between customer arrivals. What is the
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