Suppose vehicles arrive at a signalized road intersection at an average rate of 360 per hour and the cycle of the traffic lights is set at 40 seconds. In what percentage of cycles will the number of vehicles be arriving: (a) exactly 5 (b) less than 5 If, after the lights change to green, there is time to clear only 5 vehicles before the signal changes to red again, what is the probability that waiting vehicles are not cleared in one cycle?

Suppose vehicles arrive at a signalized road intersection at an average rate of 360 per hour and the cycle of the traffic lights is set at 40 seconds. In what percentage of cycles will the number of vehicles be arriving: (a) exactly 5 (b) less than 5 If, after the lights change to green, there is time to clear only 5 vehicles before the signal changes to red again, what is the probability that waiting vehicles are not cleared in one cycle?

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

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