Customers arrive at a video rental desk at the rate of 6 per minute(Poisson).Each server can handle 2 customers per minute(Poisson). There are 5 servers in the system. What is the probability that a customer has to wait for the service? a. 0.059 b. 0.001 c. 0.764 d. 0.236 e. 0.047

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Customers arrive at a video rental desk at the rate of 6 per minute(Poisson).Each server can handle 2 customers per minute(Poisson). There are 5 servers in the system. What is the probability that a customer has to wait for the service?
a.
0.059
b.
0.001
c.
0.764
d.
0.236
e.
0.047
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