At Work, Serge Receives an Average of Four E-Mails Every

question 33

Multiple Choice

At work, Serge receives an average of four e-mails every hour.Assuming that all of the Poisson conditions are met, use the Poisson probability function to calculate the probability that Serge receives no e-mails in the next hour.

• A)0%
• B)2%
• C)18%
• D)25%
• E)44%

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