describe such a circumstance.

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A cashier at a grocery store is able to process, on average, one order of groceries in 1 minute. The bagger is, on average, able to bag an order of groceries in 1 minute. Is it possible that there'd be a time that the cashier was unable to process an order because he/she is waiting for items to be bagged? If so, describe such a circumstance. 

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