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Old 07-26-2005, 03:28 AM
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Default Re: Another theatre line problem

I've no idea how to 'do it' exactly, so I tried a little simulation in Excel. Just thought it'd be interesting to compare my results with the numbers the mathematicians are coming up with.

Using a million simulations (actually, twenty simulations, each of fifty thousand queues) I got an average visible patrons of 2.928935.

Yeah, I know - small sample size.

Thanks to OP - interesting puzzle.
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