Suppose the Number of Babies Born Each Hour at a Hospital

question 78

Multiple Choice

Suppose the number of babies born each hour at a hospital follows a Poisson distribution with a mean of 7. Find the probability that exactly six babies will be born during a particular 1-hour
Period at this hospital.

• A)0.000260
• B)0.018625
• C)0.000005
• D)0.149003

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