Vehicles arrive at the parking booth of SM City Tarlac at a rate of 250 vehicles per hour. If the attendant can process a vehicle in 12 seconds, determine the average length of the queue if both the arrivals and departures are exponentially distributed.

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Vehicles arrive at the parking booth of SM City Tarlac
at a rate of 250 vehicles per hour. If the attendant can
process a vehicle in 12 seconds, determine the
average length of the queue if both the arrivals and
departures are exponentially distributed.
Note: Answer must be whole number. No need to
include the unit. (i.e. 2)
Transcribed Image Text:Vehicles arrive at the parking booth of SM City Tarlac at a rate of 250 vehicles per hour. If the attendant can process a vehicle in 12 seconds, determine the average length of the queue if both the arrivals and departures are exponentially distributed. Note: Answer must be whole number. No need to include the unit. (i.e. 2)
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