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A barber shop has two barbers, both of whom average 15 minutes/haircut (exponentially distributed). The first...

A barber shop has two barbers, both of whom average 15 minutes/haircut (exponentially distributed). The first customer Joe arrives when both barbers are free and starts his haircut. A second customer Jack arrives 10 minutes later while Joe is still getting his haircut. Finally, a third customer John arrives another 20 minutes later, while both Joe and Jack are still having their haircuts. Assuming that no other customers arrive in this 30-minute interval:

a. What is the probability that Joe will be done before Jack?

b. What is the chance that John will be done before Joe?

c. What is the probability that John will be done before Jack?

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