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Transcribed Image Text:The organizers of a conference in the Houston Convention Center are evaluating the possibility of
setting up a computer area where attendees can check their e-mail on computers provided by the
organization. There will be one common queue for all computers and only one person uses a
computer at a time. On average there are 19 attendee arrivals per hour and the average time a
person spends on the computer is 14 minutes. To ensure that waiting times are not too long, the
organizers want to ensure that the utilization of the computers doesn't exceed 80 percent.
At least how many computers do they need to have?
computers
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