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Resource Type: Contest Problem
Primary Level: High School

Bank Service Problem

Author: COMAP


Background:

The bank manager is trying to improve customer satisfaction by offering better service. Management wants the average customer to wait less than 2 minutes for service and the average length of the queue (length of the waiting line) to be 2 persons or fewer. The bank estimates it serves about 150 customers per day. The existing arrival and service times are given in the tables.

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HiMCM Problem
Commentary: Yes (1) | Student Papers: Yes (5)

Mathematics Topics:

Math Modeling

Application Areas:

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