The Manager of the Local Grocery Store Has Determined That

question 17

Multiple Choice

The manager of the local grocery store has determined that, on the average, 4 customers use the service desk every half-hour. Assume that the number of customers using the service desk has a Poisson distribution.
-What is the probability that during a randomly selected half-hour period no more than 2 customers use the service desk?

• A)2381
• B)1465
• C)7619
• D)8535
• E)0916

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