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Suppose that times (min) between successive arrivals at a shipping terminal are exponentially distributed with lambda=0.1....

Suppose that times (min) between successive arrivals at a shipping terminal are exponentially distributed with lambda=0.1. Find the 71 percentile time between successive arrivals.

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