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Bobby the Barber is thinking about advertising in the local newspaper since he is idle 45 percent of the time. Currently, customers arrive on average every 40 minutes. What does the arrival rate need to be for Bobby to be busy 85 percent of the time? (Round your intermediate calculations to 3 decimal places and final answer to 2 decimal places.)

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Answer: 2.32 people per hour

Step-by-step explanation:

From the question, we are informed that Bobby the Barber is thinking about advertising in the local newspaper since he is idle 45 percent of the time and that currently, customers arrive on average every 40 minutes.

For Bobby to be busy 85 percent of the time, the arrival time needs to be 2.32 people per hour.

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