An automatic car wash with a single bay takes a constant 3 minutes to wash.The arrival rate is 10 cars per hour.Determine the average number of cars waiting in line for the car wash.The arrival rate of cars tends to follow a Poisson distribution.
A)0.25 cars
B)0.5 cars
C)1 car
D)1.5 cars

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The average number of cars waiting in line for the car wash is 0.25 cars. This is because the arrival rate is 10 cars per hour and the service rate is 20 cars per hour.

An Automatic Car Wash with a Single Bay Takes a Constant