During Off-Hours, Cars Arrive at a Tollbooth on the East-West

question 39

Multiple Choice

During off-hours, cars arrive at a tollbooth on the East-West toll road at an average rate of .5 cars per minute. The arrivals are distributed according to a Poisson distribution. What is the probability that during the next five minutes, three cars will arrive?

• A) .2138
• B) .5438
• C) .0126
• D) .0002

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Definitions:

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The outer layer of neural tissue of the cerebrum of the brain, playing a key role in memory, attention, perception, cognition, awareness, thought, language, and consciousness.

Sensory Cortex

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