The time between arrivals of cars at the Petroco Service Station is defined by the following probabilitydistribution:Time BetweenArrivals (min.) Probability1 .152 .303 .404 .151.00 Simulate the arrival of cars at the service station for 20 arrivals and compute the average time between arrivals.
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The time between arrivals of cars at the Petroco Service Station is defined by the following probability
distribution:
Time Between
Arrivals (min.) Probability
1 .15
2 .30
3 .40
4 .15
1.00 Simulate the arrival of cars at the service station for 20 arrivals and compute the average time
between arrivals.
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