Suppose that each customer asks to sample a food item with probability 1/4, independently of all other customers. The service time for a customer who samples a food item is an exponential random variable with parameter 1/5. i. What is the expected number of minutes until you reach the front of the line

An approximately 2 minutes is expected to reach the front of the line

Step-by-step explanation:

Expected value of minutes =

(1/4)^(1/5) + (1 - 1/4)^(1/5)

= (1/4)^0.2 + (3/4)^0.2

= 0.7579 + 0.9441

= 1.702.

≈ 2 minutes

answer: on graphs, the open and closed circles, or vertical asymptotes drawn as dashed lines us identify discontinuities.

as before, graphs and tables allow us to estimate at best.

when working with formulas, getting zero in the denominator indicates a point of discontinuity.

when working with piecewise-defined functions, check for discontinuities at the transition points where one piece ends and the next begins.

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