Use the Poisson Distribution to Find the Indicated Probability

question 132

Multiple Choice

Use the Poisson Distribution to find the indicated probability.
-A naturalist leads whale watch trips every morning in March. The number of whales seen has a Poisson distribution with a mean of 1.9. Find the probability that on a randomly selected trip, the number of whales seen
Is 5.

• A) 0.0309
• B) 0.0525
• C) 0.1543
• D) 0.7407

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