Badly need this answer, will upvote if answer is correct...   A restaurant manager is considering to hire waiters. Arrival rates have been found to follow the Poisson distribution, and the service times follow the negative exponential distribution. The average arrival rate is 12 customers per hour, and the average service time is 15 minutes. The manager hopes that there is on average 1 customer waiting in line, so at least how many waiters does he need to hire?

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A restaurant manager is considering to hire waiters. Arrival rates have been found to follow the Poisson distribution, and the service times follow the negative exponential distribution. The average arrival rate is 12 customers per hour, and the average service time is 15 minutes. The manager hopes that there is on average 1 customer waiting in line, so at least how many waiters does he need to hire?

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