Question

A single channel queuing system has an average service time of 8 minutes and an average time between arrivals of 10 minutes. What is the arrival rate? A. 8 per hour B. 6 per hour C. 2 per hour D. 5 per hour

Answer 1

Answer:

  B.  6 per hour

Step-by-step explanation:

You want to know the arrival rate if the average time between arrivals is 10 minutes.

Rate

The rate is the inverse of the period.

  (1 arrival)/(10 minutes) = (1 arrival)/(1/6 h) = 6 arrivals/h

The arrival rate is 6 per hour.

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