Fantastic Styling Salon is run by three stylists, Jenny Perez, Jill Sloan, and Jerry Tiller, each capable of serving three customers per hour, on average. During busy periods of the day, when six customers on average arrive per hour, all three stylists are on staff.a. If all customers wait in a common line for the next available stylist, how long would a customer wait in line, on average, before being served? The average waiting time in a common line is ____ minutes. (Enter your response rounded to two decimal places.)b. Suppose that each customer wants to be served by a specific stylist, 1/3 want Perez, 1/3 want Sloan, 1/3 want Tiller. How long would a customer wait in line, on average, before being served?The average waiting time is ____ minutes. (Enter your response rounded to two decimal places.)During less busy periods of the day, when fourfour customers on average arrive per hour, only Perez and Sloan are on staff.c. If all customers wait in a common line for the next available stylist, how long would a customer wait in line, on average, before being served? The average waiting time in a common line is ___ minutes.
Fantastic Styling Salon is run by three stylists, Jenny Perez, Jill Sloan, and Jerry Tiller, each capable of serving three customers per hour, on average.
During busy periods of the day, when six customers on average arrive per hour, all three stylists are on staff.
a. If all customers wait in a common line for the next available stylist, how long would a customer wait in line, on average, before being served?
The average waiting time in a common line is ____ minutes. (Enter your response rounded to two decimal places.)
b. Suppose that each customer wants to be served by a specific stylist, 1/3 want Perez, 1/3 want Sloan, 1/3 want Tiller. How long would a customer wait in line, on average, before being served?
The average waiting time is ____ minutes. (Enter your response rounded to two decimal places.)
During less busy periods of the day, when fourfour customers on average arrive per hour, only Perez and Sloan are on staff.
c. If all customers wait in a common line for the next available stylist, how long would a customer wait in line, on average, before being served?
The average waiting time in a common line is ___ minutes.
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