The length of time for one individual to be
served at a cafeteria is a random variable having an exponential
distribution with a mean of 4 minutes. What
is the probability that a person is served in less than 3
minutes on at least 4 of the next 6 days?
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To find the probability that a person is served in less than 3 minutes on at least 4 of the next 6 days, we can use the exponential distribution formula.
Let's denote the random variable X as the time it takes for one individual to be served at the cafeteria. Since the mean of the exponential distribution is 4 minutes, the rate parameter λ can be calculated as follows:
λ = 1 / mean = 1 / 4 = 0.25
Now, we need to find the probability that X is less than 3 minutes on each of the next 6 days. Since the days are independent, the probability of each day can be calculated as:
P(X < 3) = 1 - e^(-λx) = 1 - e^(-0.25 * 3) ≈ 0.7769
The probability of at least 4 days out of 6 is satisfied can be calculated using the binomial distribution formula. The calculation can be quite involved, so it is recommended to use a statistical software or calculator to obtain the result.
Let's denote P(success) as 0.7769 and P(failure) as 1 - 0.7769. The probability of at least 4 days out of 6 can be calculated as follows:
P(at least 4 days out of 6) = P(X = 4) + P(X = 5) + P(X = 6)
P(at least 4 days out of 6) = C(6,4) * P(success)^4 * P(failure)^2 + C(6,5) * P(success)^5 * P(failure)^1 + C(6,6) * P(success)^6 * P(failure)^0
Here, C(n, r) denotes the binomial coefficient, which represents the number of ways to choose r items from a set of n items.
Again, it is recommended to use a statistical software or calculator to obtain the final numerical result.
To find the probability that a person is served in less than 3 minutes on at least 4 of the next 6 days, we need to calculate the probability of this event happening for each day and then apply the binomial distribution.
Step 1: Calculate the probability of being served in less than 3 minutes on a single day.
Since the serving time follows an exponential distribution with a mean of 4 minutes, we can use the cumulative distribution function (CDF) of the exponential distribution to find this probability.
P(X < 3) = 1 - e^(-3/4) ≈ 0.5517
Step 2: Define the parameters of the binomial distribution.
Let X be the number of days on which the person is served in less than 3 minutes in a 6-day period. The parameters of the binomial distribution are n = 6 (number of days) and p = 0.5517 (probability of success on a single day).
Step 3: Calculate the probability using the binomial distribution.
We want to find the probability that X is greater than or equal to 4. We can calculate this as:
P(X ≥ 4) = 1 - P(X < 4) = 1 - (P(X = 0) + P(X = 1) + P(X = 2) + P(X = 3))
P(X = r) = nCr * p^r * (1 - p)^(n - r)
where nCr is the number of combinations of n things taken r at a time.
P(X = 0) = 6C0 * 0.5517^0 * (1 - 0.5517)^(6 - 0)
P(X = 1) = 6C1 * 0.5517^1 * (1 - 0.5517)^(6 - 1)
P(X = 2) = 6C2 * 0.5517^2 * (1 - 0.5517)^(6 - 2)
P(X = 3) = 6C3 * 0.5517^3 * (1 - 0.5517)^(6 - 3)
Now, substitute the values and calculate the probabilities:
P(X = 0) = 1 * 1 * (0.4483)^6
P(X = 1) = 6 * 0.5517 * (0.4483)^5
P(X = 2) = 15 * 0.5517^2 * (0.4483)^4
P(X = 3) = 20 * 0.5517^3 * (0.4483)^3
Finally, calculate the probability:
P(X ≥ 4) = 1 - (P(X = 0) + P(X = 1) + P(X = 2) + P(X = 3))
By substituting the calculated values, you will get the probability that a person is served in less than 3 minutes on at least 4 of the next 6 days.