Patients arrive at a medical cabinet according to a Poisson distribution at rate of 6 patients per hour. The waiting room does not accommodate more than 4 patients. Examination time per patient is exponential with mean 15 min and is done by one doctor. What is the probability that an arriving patient will not wait? What is the probability that an arriving patient will find a vacant seat in the room
Patients arrive at a medical cabinet according to a Poisson distribution at rate of 6 patients per hour. The waiting room does not accommodate more than 4 patients. Examination time per patient is exponential with mean 15 min and is done by one doctor. What is the probability that an arriving patient will not wait? What is the probability that an arriving patient will find a vacant seat in the room
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Patients arrive at a medical cabinet according to a Poisson distribution at rate of 6 patients per hour. The waiting room does not accommodate more than 4 patients. Examination time per patient is exponential with mean 15 min and is done by one doctor.
What is the probability that an arriving patient will not wait? What is the probability that an arriving patient will find a vacant seat in the room?
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