Problem 14: Suppose that the checkout time at a grocery store is an exponential random variable with mean 4 minutes. Estimate the probability that a cheker will serve more than 77 customers during a 6 hour shift.

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Suppose that the checkout time at a grocery store is an exponential random variable with mean 4 minutes. Estimate the probability that a cheker will serve more than 77 customers during a 6 hour shift.
Problem #14: Suppose that the checkout time at a grocery store is an
exponential random variable with mean 4 minutes. Estimate the
probability that a cheker will serve more than 77 customers during
a 6 hour shift
Transcribed Image Text:Problem #14: Suppose that the checkout time at a grocery store is an exponential random variable with mean 4 minutes. Estimate the probability that a cheker will serve more than 77 customers during a 6 hour shift
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