4.126 Waiting Times Suppose that at a particular supermarket the probability of waiting 5 minutes or longer
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4.126 Waiting Times Suppose that at a particular supermarket the probability of waiting 5 minutes or longer for checkout at the cashier's counter is 0.2. On a given day, a husband and wife decide to shop individually at the market, each checking out at differ- ent cashier counters. They both reach cashier counters at the same time.
a. What is the probability that the man will wait less than 5 minutes for checkout?
b. What is probability that both of them will be checked out in less than 5 minutes? (Assume that the checkout times for the two are independent events.)
c. What is the probability that one or the other or both will wait 5 minutes or longer?
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Introduction To Probability And Statistics
ISBN: 9780176509804
3rd Edition
Authors: William Mendenhall
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