Use the Poisson Distribution to Find the Indicated Probability $\lambda$ = 070 Find the Probability That on a Randomly Selected Day

question 35

Multiple Choice

Use the Poisson Distribution to find the indicated probability. Round to three decimal places when necessary.
-The number of calls received by a mountain search and rescue team in a day has a Poisson distribution with parameter $\lambda$ = 0.70. Find the probability that on a randomly selected day, they
Will receive fewer than two calls.

• A)0.156
• B)0.348
• C)0.122
• D)0.844

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