Use the Poisson Distribution to Find the Indicated Probability $\lambda = 1.64$

question 103

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 car towing service in an hour has a Poisson distribution with parameter $\lambda = 1.64$ . Find the probability that in a randomly selected hour the number of calls is between 2 and 4 inclusive.

• A)\(0.897\)
• B) \(0.462\)
• C) \(0.403\)
• D) \(0.481\)

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