Use the Poisson Distribution to Find the Indicated Probability $\lambda$ = 38 Find the Probability That in a Randomly Selected Year

question 156

Multiple Choice

Use the Poisson Distribution to find the indicated probability. Round to three decimal places when necessary.
-The number of lightning strikes in a year at the top of a particular mountain has a Poisson distribution with parameter $\lambda$ = 3.8. Find the probability that in a randomly selected year, the
Number of lightning strikes is

• A)5. 0.251
• B)0.192
• C)0.148
• D)0.004

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