Between 12:00 PM and 1:00 PM , cars arrive at Citibanks drive-thru at the rate of 6

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Between 12:00 PM and 1:00 PM, cars arrive at Citibank’s drive-thru at the rate of 6 cars per hour (0.1 car per minute). The following formula from statistics can be used to determine the probability that a car will arrive within t minutes of 12:00 PM.

F(t) = 1 – e-0.1t


(a) Determine how many minutes are needed for the probability to reach 50%.

(b) Determine how many minutes are needed for the probability to reach 80%.

(c) Is it possible for the probability to equal 100%? Explain.

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Precalculus

ISBN: 978-0321716835

9th edition

Authors: Michael Sullivan

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