EXAMPLE 4 Suppose the average waiting time for a customer's call to be answered by a company representative is five minutes. (a) Find the probability that a call is answered during the first four minutes. (b) Find the probability that a customer waits more than five minutes to be answered.

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EXAMPLE 4 Suppose the average waiting time for a customer's call to
be answered by a company representative is five minutes.
(a) Find the probability that a call is answered during the first four
minutes.
(b) Find the probability that a customer waits more than five
minutes to be answered.
SOLUTION (a) We are given that the mean of the exponential
distribution is μ = 5 min and so, from the result of this example, we
know that the probability density function is
f(t) = {0.26-t/5
Thus the probability that a call is answered during the first four minutes is
4
P(OSTS
4)
=
Lª F
= 6²°
||
11
if t < 0
if t ≥ 0.
f(t) dt
0.2e-t/5 dt
dt-0.2
So about 55
during the first four minutes.
419
e
5
-e +1
0.551
places).
14
1.
(rounded to three decimal
% of the customers' calls are answered
Transcribed Image Text:EXAMPLE 4 Suppose the average waiting time for a customer's call to be answered by a company representative is five minutes. (a) Find the probability that a call is answered during the first four minutes. (b) Find the probability that a customer waits more than five minutes to be answered. SOLUTION (a) We are given that the mean of the exponential distribution is μ = 5 min and so, from the result of this example, we know that the probability density function is f(t) = {0.26-t/5 Thus the probability that a call is answered during the first four minutes is 4 P(OSTS 4) = Lª F = 6²° || 11 if t < 0 if t ≥ 0. f(t) dt 0.2e-t/5 dt dt-0.2 So about 55 during the first four minutes. 419 e 5 -e +1 0.551 places). 14 1. (rounded to three decimal % of the customers' calls are answered
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