Consider two separate systems. One has an interarrival time of two hours andthe other an interarrival time of four hours. If the two systems are combined such that thecombined system’s demand is the sum of the demands from the two original systems,what is the interarrival time for the combined system?

Consider two separate systems. One has an interarrival time of two hours andthe other an interarrival time of four hours. If the two systems are combined such that thecombined system’s demand is the sum of the demands from the two original systems,what is the interarrival time for the combined system?

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