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A Car service station owns one washing machine that serves 3.5 cars every 45 minutes.
Moreover, 2.5 customers arrive at the station every 40 minutes. Answer the following
questions:
13. Determine the expected waiting time in the car service:
D
D
3.021
D
4.621
с
14. Determine the expected number of customers in the queue:
0.9031
C
1.0909
C
3.872
B
0.3001
B
0.875
B
3.287
15. Determine the probability that customers are waiting more than 45 minutes in the
queue:
A
0.4041
A
1.256
A
4.099
0.5981
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