Autos arrive at a toll plaza located at the entrance to a bridge at a rate of 20 per minute during the 5:00-to-6:00 P.M. hour. Determine the following probabilities assuming that an auto has just arrived. a. What is the probability
Autos arrive at a toll plaza located at the entrance to a bridge at a rate
of 20 per minute during the 5:00-to-6:00 P.M. hour. Determine the
following probabilities assuming that an auto has just arrived.
a. What is the probability that the next auto will arrive within 6 seconds
(0.1 minute)?
b. What is the probability that the next auto will arrive within 3 seconds
(0.05 minute?
c. What are the answers to (a) and (b) if the rate of arrival of autos is
60 per minute?
d. What are the answers to (a) and (b) if the rate of arrival of autos is
30 per minute?
a. The probability that the next auto will arrive within 6 seconds is
8647
(Round to four decimal places as needed.)
b. The probability that the next auto will arrive within 3 seconds is
.6322
(Round to four decimal places as needed.)
c. The probability that the next auto will arrive within 6 seconds is
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