Compute Probabilities of a Poisson Random Variable

question 95

Multiple Choice

Compute Probabilities of a Poisson Random Variable
-The number of road construction projects that take place at any one time in a certain city follows a Poisson distribution with a mean of 5. Find the probability that exactly three road construction projects are currently taking place in this city.

• A) 0.140374
• B) 0.051862
• C) 0.272887
• D) 0.100819

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