A Distribution of Service Times at a Waiting Line Shows

Multiple Choice

A distribution of service times at a waiting line shows that service takes 6 minutes 30% of the time, 7 minutes 40% of the time, 8 minutes 20% of the time, and 9 minutes 10% of the time. This distribution has been prepared for Monte Carlo analysis. The first two random numbers drawn are 53 and 74. The simulated service times are ________ minutes, then ________ minutes.

A) 6; 7
B) 7; 7
C) 7; 8
D) 8; 9
E) Cannot determine, because no service time probability is that large.