Use the Poisson Distribution to Find the Indicated Probability

question 29

Multiple Choice

Use the Poisson Distribution to find the indicated probability.
-The town of Fastville has been experiencing a mean of 64.9 car accidents per year. Find the probability that on a given day the number of car accidents in Fastville is 3. (Assume 365 days in a year.)

• A) 0.000894
• B) 0.000651
• C) 0.000784
• D) 0.000141

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