The Manager of the Local Grocery Store Has Determined That

question 57

Multiple Choice

The manager of the local grocery store has determined that, on average, 4 customers use the service desk every half-hour. Assume that the number of customers using the service desk has a Poisson distribution. What is the probability that during a randomly selected half-hour period, exactly 2 customers use the service desk?

• A) .1483
• B) .0916
• C) .1465
• D) .9084
• E) .7619

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