The Arrival of Customers at a Service Desk Follows a Poisson

question 31

Essay

The arrival of customers at a service desk follows a Poisson distribution. If they arrive at a rate of two every five minutes, what is the probability that no customers arrive in a five-minute period?

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Definitions:

Birds

Warm-blooded vertebrates with feathers, capable of flight, with a beak but no teeth, laying hard-shelled eggs.

Fishes

Aquatic, gill-bearing animals that lack limbs with digits, often covered in scales, and residing in both freshwater and saltwater environments.

Flatworm

A group of simple invertebrates known for their flat bodies, including both free-living and parasitic species like tapeworms.