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Ope Probblem Set 3
Ope Probblem Set 3
2 / 2 pts
Question 1
Little’s Law Firm has just one lawyer. Customers arrive randomly at
an average rate of 6 per 8 hour workday. Service times have a mean
of 50 minutes and a standard deviation of 20 minutes. How long does
a customer spend at Little’s Law Firm on average?
Approximately 48 minutes
Approximately 75%
Approximately 98 minutes
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Question 2
A local bank branch employs three tellers who can each help a
customer on average in 6 minutes, with a standard deviation of 3
minutes. On average, 24 customers arrive at this bank per hour (in a
random fashion). How long would customers have to wait if we do
NOT pool the employees? (By "not pooling," we mean we have 3
separate lines forming; one in front of each of the 3 tellers. Assume
that a person randomly enters one of the lines - each of the 3 lines
takes one-third of the arrivals - and a person does not switch lines
after entering a line.)
Approximately 12 minutes
Approximately 15 minutes
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Question 3
A popular ride at Six Flags has two carts that each take exactly 5
minutes for a round (i.e., thrill seekers get in, ride does its thing, thrill
seekers get out) and can take 40 thrill seekers each (assume that it
is always full). You can assume that each seat in a cart is a “server”,
or m = 80. Per hour, on average 950 thrill seekers are attracted to
this popular ride, who arrive at completely random times. How many
thrill seekers are waiting for this popular ride on average?
Approximately 42
Approximately 121
Approximately 80
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Question 4
Approximately 24 hours
Approximately 4 days
Approximately 47 minutes