Compute Probabilities of a Poisson Random Variable

question 92

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 2. Find the probability that more than four road construction projects are currently taking place in the city.

• A) 0.052653
• B) 0.142877
• C) 0.947347
• D) 0.857123

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