Consider a Poisson Distribution with an Average of 3 Customers

question 10

Multiple Choice

Consider a Poisson distribution with an average of 3 customers per minute at the local grocery store.If X = the number of arrivals per minute: Find the probability of 3 customers arriving within a minute.

• A)1.00
• B).1494
• C).224
• D).3734

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