perplexus.info :: Probability : Waiting, waiting...

Waiting, waiting... (Posted on 2004-08-07)

You are outside a well known restaurant, waiting in queue, with 18 couples in front of you. You know there are forty tables inside, and you think an average meal will take one hour.

How long will you have to wait, on average?

PS. This problem comes from queueing theory, but you don't have to know anything about it to find the answer!

See The Solution Submitted by Federico Kereki

Rating: 3.2857 (7 votes)

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Subject	Author	Date
Realistically	Jer	2015-06-16 08:57:44
answer	K Sengupta	2007-11-16 04:54:56
Is this right?	nikki	2004-08-11 16:52:24
Funny Ha Ha	S	2004-08-10 19:40:11
Why 19/40 doesn't make sense	Bon	2004-08-09 21:55:24
Full Solution	Bon	2004-08-09 21:38:57
re(3): a thought	Bon	2004-08-09 19:45:29
re(2): a thought	SilverKnight	2004-08-09 16:54:51
re: a thought	Charlie	2004-08-09 16:19:49
a thought	SilverKnight	2004-08-09 14:40:35
simulation	Charlie	2004-08-09 14:15:16
re: Solution (Maybe)	Nosher	2004-08-08 22:22:51
To VLV and Mike	Juggler	2004-08-08 04:38:04
To VLV and Mike	Juggler	2004-08-08 04:38:04
!!!	Vee-Liem Veefessional	2004-08-08 03:32:35
re: Solution (Maybe)	mike	2004-08-08 00:03:55
Where I went wrong	Tristan	2004-08-07 12:35:59
Slightly different solution	Tristan	2004-08-07 12:18:59
Solution (Maybe)	Juggler	2004-08-07 11:44:41

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