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Waiting for a Truck (Memoryless Property)
Trucks arrive every 10 min on average. How long until the next one?
by MindYourPuzzle
Trucks arrive on a highway following a Poisson process at rate λ = 0.1/minute (average inter-arrival: 10 min). Your car breaks down at a random time. How long do you expect to wait for the next truck? How long ago did the last truck pass?
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