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After not doing any maths for quite a while I am more then a little rusty when it comes to probability, so I was wondering if you guys could help me.

I understand that P(A and B) = P(A) * P(B) So what is achieved by P(A)/P(BP(A)/P('A) ? I am currently trying to understand why

E(N) = p / (1 - p)

provides the expected number of users in a system?

Where p is the utilisation of the queue, given by

p = arrival rate / service rate

Am I right in assuming that p is also the probability that the system is not empty?

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Probability Queue Theory M/M/1

After not doing any maths for quite a while I am more then a little rusty when it comes to probability, so I was wondering if you guys could help me.

I understand that P(A and B) = P(A) * P(B) So what is achieved by P(A)/P(B) ? I am currently trying to understand why

E(N) = p / (1 - p)

provides the expected number of users in a system?

Where p is the utilisation of the queue, given by

p = arrival rate / service rate

Am I right in assuming that p is also the probability that the system is not empty?