A Local Animal Rescue Organization Receives an Average of 0

question 131

Multiple Choice

A local animal rescue organization receives an average of 0.55 rescue calls per hour. Use the Poissondistribution to find the probability that during a randomly selected hour, the organization will receive fewerthan two calls.

• A) 0.894
• B) 0.106
• C) 0.317
• D) 0.087

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