Use the Poisson Distribution to Find the Indicated Probability

question 25

Multiple Choice

Use the Poisson Distribution to find the indicated probability.
-A mountain search and rescue team receives a mean of 0.78 calls per day. Find the probability that on a randomly selected day, they will receive fewer than two calls.

• A) 0.1840
• B) 0.1394
• C) 0.8160
• D) 0.3576

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