Cars Arrive Randomly and Independently at a Drive Through Service

question 4

Multiple Choice

Cars arrive randomly and independently at a drive through service centre at a rate of 10 per hour. What is the probability that no cars will arrive in a 15 minute period?

• A) 0.0821
• B) 0.0067
• C) 0.0250
• D) 0.00
• E) 0.1353

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