Table 14-3
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 14-3, the time between successive arrivals is 1, 2, 3, or 4 minutes. The store opens at 8:00 a.m., and random numbers are used to generate arrivals and service times. The first 3 random numbers to generate arrivals are 09, 89, and 26. What time does the third customer arrive?

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Table 14-3
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 14-3, the time between successive arrivals is 1, 2, 3, or 4 minutes. The store opens at 8:00 a.m., and random numbers are used to generate arrivals and service times. The first 3 random numbers to generate arrivals are 09, 89, and 26. What time does the third customer arrive?

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The random numbers correspond to time intervals: 09 (1 minute), 89 (4 minutes), and 26 (2 minutes). The first customer arrives at 8:01, the second at 8:05, and the third at 8:07.

Table 14-3 A Pawn Shop in Arlington, Texas, Has a Drive-Through Window