Bobby, another enterprising 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?

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Bobby, another enterprising 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?

Note: Round your intermediate calculations to 3 decimal places and final answer to 2 decimal places.

 
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