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'- subject to availability -' (Posted on 2022-06-02) Difficulty: 3 of 5

A passenger aircraft seats 210 passengers in economy class, 7 abreast in rows 30 to 59. All seats are full for the current trip.

The in-flight menu for economy passengers has 3 main-course choices: curried mutton with rice, chicken supreme with brocolli, and pork belly with bean sprouts. Given that, on average, one-third of the passengers will prefer each main-course choice, the aircraft carries 70 meals of each type.

The meals are served from large trolleys that the servers push through the aircraft from row 30 abaft. Each passenger in turn is asked which meal they choose. Naturally, this depends on individual preference, but overall each choice is equally likely. Subject to availability, the passenger is then handed their selection.

Questions:
(1) In what row will at least one main-course choice likely become unavailable?
(2) How many passengers will likely receive a non-preferred meal?

No Solution Yet Submitted by broll    
Rating: 2.3333 (3 votes)

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  Subject Author Date
give me timeThomas Frank2022-12-05 03:11:32
No SubjectAtischane2022-07-11 01:38:22
re(2): We need a third simulationSteve Herman2022-06-02 14:21:53
re: We need a third simulationCharlie2022-06-02 14:07:55
We need a third simulationSteve Herman2022-06-02 12:36:35
Solutionsolution by simulationCharlie2022-06-02 11:32:17
commentSteven Lord2022-06-02 09:30:55
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