Customer A and B are being served by two clerks in the post office. Customer C is waiting and he is the last customer of today. Suppose a clerk’s serving time for any customer follows exponential distribution with parameter λ independently. Customers will be served once any of the clerks are available. What’s the probability that customer A the last customer to leave the post office?

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Customer A and B are being served by two clerks in the post office. Customer C is waiting and he is the last customer of today. Suppose a clerk’s serving time for any customer follows exponential distribution with parameter λ independently. Customers will be served once any of the clerks are available. What’s the probability that customer A the last customer to leave the post office?

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