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Re:What happens when you add a new teller? (2008) by dreamcompiler on Tuesday December 03, 2019 @11:18PM (#21699534)
Think about radioactive half-life. Half the atoms will decay in X minutes. Half the remainder in 2X minutes. Half the remainder in 3X etc.

Likewise you'll serve half your customers within X minutes. Half the remainder within 2X, half the remainder within 3X etc.

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