A popular clothing manufacturer receives Internet orders via two different routing systems. The time between orders for each routing system in a typical day is known to be exponentially distributed with a mean of 3.2 minutes. Both systems operate independently. A. What is the probability that no orders will be received in a 5 minute period in a 10 minute period? B. What is the probability that both systems receive two orders between 10 and 15 minutes after the site is officially open for business?
A popular clothing manufacturer receives Internet orders via two different routing systems. The time between orders for each routing system in a typical day is known to be exponentially distributed with a mean of 3.2 minutes. Both systems operate independently. A. What is the probability that no orders will be received in a 5 minute period in a 10 minute period? B. What is the probability that both systems receive two orders between 10 and 15 minutes after the site is officially open for business?
Chapter8: Sequences, Series,and Probability
Section8.7: Probability
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