Marty's Barber Shop has one barber. Customers have an arrival rate of 2.2 customers per hour, and haircuts are given with a service rate of 4 per hour. Use the Poisson arrivals and exponential service times model to answer the following questions: What is the probability that one customer is receiving a haircut and two customers are waiting? If required, round your answer to four decimal places. P3 = fill in the blank 4 What is the probability that more than two customers are waiting? If required, round your answer to four decimal places. P(More than 2 waiting) = fill in the blank 5 What is the average time a customer waits for service? If required, round your answer to four decimal places. Wq = fill in the blank 6 hours

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Marty's Barber Shop has one barber. Customers have an arrival rate of 2.2 customers per hour, and haircuts are given with a service rate of 4 per hour. Use the Poisson arrivals and exponential service times model to answer the following questions:

  1. What is the probability that one customer is receiving a haircut and two customers are waiting? If required, round your answer to four decimal places.

    P3 = fill in the blank 4

  2. What is the probability that more than two customers are waiting? If required, round your answer to four decimal places.

    P(More than 2 waiting) = fill in the blank 5

  3. What is the average time a customer waits for service? If required, round your answer to four decimal places.

    Wq = fill in the blank 6 hours
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