Employees Arrive at a Cafeteria According to a Poisson Process

question 4

Multiple Choice

Employees arrive at a cafeteria according to a Poisson process at an average rate of 30 employees per hour.The probability that after one employee arrives, the next one will arrive at least 3 minutes later is _________.

• A)0.223
• B)0.202
• C)0.183
• D)0.162
• E)0.143

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