Births in the US Occur at an Average Rate of 7.5

question 40

Multiple Choice

Births in the US occur at an average rate of 7.5 births per minute (Source: Census.gov, 2013) .Assume all the Poisson conditions are met.What is the expected time (in minutes) between one birth and the next?

• A)0.13 minutes
• B)0.55 minutes
• C)7.5 minutes
• D)10.4 minutes
• E)13.3 minutes

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