The Number of Traffic Accidents That Occur on a Particular

question 63

Multiple Choice

The number of traffic accidents that occur on a particular stretch of road during a month follows a Poissondistribution with a mean of 7.2. Find the probability that less than three accidents will occur next month on thisstretch of road.

• A) 0.025474
• B) 0.071917
• C) 0.974526
• D) 0.928083

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