A roller coaster is being designed for a new theme park. Two "trains" are on the trackat any given time. One train is being unloaded/reloaded while the other is movingalong the track. The track itself takes 10 minutes to complete. The train being loadedshould depart before the arriving train is no closer than one minute away.Each car of a train accommodates four people. Loading a car is estimated to take 6seconds per passenger. Unloading is estimated to take 6 seconds per passenger.Suppose that (unlike actual roller coasters), only one car can be loaded or unloadedat a time. Unloading can NOT occur at the same time as loading.In order to maximize the number of potential passengers, how many cars should thetrain be made up of? Round your answer to the nearest whole car.

Side friction or guide wheels, as well as underfriction or underclocking wheels, run underneath the…

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Practical Management Science

6th Edition

ISBN:9781337406659

Author:WINSTON, Wayne L.

Publisher:WINSTON, Wayne L.

Chapter12: Queueing Models

Section12.5: Analytic Steady-state Queueing Models

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