The exponential distribution is suitable to model the length of time that elapses before the first telephone call is received by a switchboard.

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The exponential distribution is commonly used to model the waiting time until the occurrence of the first event in a Poisson process, such as the first arrival of a customer in a queue, the first failure in a machine, or the first telephone call received by a switchboard. Therefore, the statement is true.

The Exponential Distribution Is Suitable to Model the Length of Time