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:

Tapeworm

A parasitic flatworm that lives in the digestive tracts of vertebrates, absorbing nutrients from the host's diet.

Pseudocoelom

Fluid-filled cavity between the gut and body wall; partially lined by tissue derived from mesoderm.

Tubular Digestive System

A type of digestive system in which the digestive tract forms a continuous tube from mouth to anus, allowing for sequential processing of food.

Roundworms

A group of invertebrates belonging to the phylum Nematoda, characterized by long, cylindrical bodies.