Consider the baggage check-in process of a small airline. Check-in data indicates that from 9am to 10am, 220 passengers checked
in. Moreover, based on counting the number of passengers waiting in line, airport management found that the average number of passengers waiting for check-in was 32. Instructions: Round your answer to 1 decimal place. How long did the average passenger have to wait in line?
According to the data given in the question, between 9 and 10 AM, 220 passengers have checked in which means that the check-in rate is 3.6 passengers per minute. If the average number of passengers waiting for check-in is 32 and if we assume that the check-in rate is constant throughout the day, then the average passenger had to wait in line for 3.6 minutes.
