THE NEXT QUESTIONS ARE BASED ON THE FOLLOWING

question 169

Multiple Choice

THE NEXT QUESTIONS ARE BASED ON THE FOLLOWING:
On average,you receive 2.6 pieces of junk mail a day.Assume that the number of pieces of junk mail you receive each day follows the Poisson distribution.
-What is the probability of receiving more than three pieces of junk mail today?

• A)0.123
• B)0.264
• C)0.482
• D)0.242

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