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Consider a single server queuing system. The system starts at time t=0. The arrival time of customers is: 0.8, 1.4, 2.7, 3.2, 3.8, 8.0, 8.6, 9.0, 9.2, and 9.8. The departure times are: 2.2, 4.0, 5.0, 6.2, and 10.0. Time is in minutes. The first in first out queuing discipline is followed. Simulate this system for six clients and estimate:
i) The average delay in the waiting line
ii) The average number of clients in the waiting line at any time t
iii) The expected utilization of server.
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