Table 13-4
A pawn shop in Arlington, Texas, has a drive-through window to better serve customers.The following tables provide information about the time between arrivals and the service times required at the window on a particularly busy day of the week.All times are in minutes.
The first random number generated for arrivals is used to tell when the first customer arrives after opening.
-According to Table 13-4, the time between successive arrivals is 1, 2, 3, or 4 minutes.If the store opens at 8:00 a.m., and random numbers are used to generate arrivals, what time would the first customer arrive if the first random number were 02?
A)8:01
B)8:02
C)8:03
D)8:04

Question

Table 13-4
A pawn shop in Arlington, Texas, has a drive-through window to better serve customers.The following tables provide information about the time between arrivals and the service times required at the window on a particularly busy day of the week.All times are in minutes.
  The first random number generated for arrivals is used to tell when the first customer arrives after opening.
-According to Table 13-4, the time between successive arrivals is 1, 2, 3, or 4 minutes.If the store opens at 8:00 a.m., and random numbers are used to generate arrivals, what time would the first customer arrive if the first random number were 02?
A)8:01 
B)8:02 
C)8:03 
D)8:04

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Given a random number of 02, it likely corresponds to the shortest time interval for customer arrival, which is 1 minute. Therefore, the first customer would arrive at 8:01 a.m.

Table 13-4 A Pawn Shop in Arlington, Texas, Has a Drive-Through Window