14. The average number of cars which stop at a petrol station is 36 per hour. By assuming that the numbe of cars which stop at the petrol station follows a Poisson distribution, find the probability that a. No cars stop at the petrol station in an interval of 10 minutes. b. More than 3 cars stop at the petrol station in an interval of 10 minutes. c. More than 5 cars stop at the petrol station in an interval of 20 minutes. d. Less than 2 cars stop at the petrol station in an interval of 5 minutes.

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)
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Q14 Ans : a)0.0025; b)0.8488; c)0.9797; d)0.1991
14. The average number of cars which stop at a petrol station is 36 per hour. By assuming that the number
of cars which stop at the petrol station follows a Poisson distribution, find the probability that
a. No cars stop at the petrol station in an interval of 10 minutes.
b. More than 3 cars stop at the petrol station in an interval of 10 minutes.
c. More than 5 cars stop at the petrol station in an interval of 20 minutes.
d. Less than 2 cars stop at the petrol station in an interval of 5 minutes.
Transcribed Image Text:14. The average number of cars which stop at a petrol station is 36 per hour. By assuming that the number of cars which stop at the petrol station follows a Poisson distribution, find the probability that a. No cars stop at the petrol station in an interval of 10 minutes. b. More than 3 cars stop at the petrol station in an interval of 10 minutes. c. More than 5 cars stop at the petrol station in an interval of 20 minutes. d. Less than 2 cars stop at the petrol station in an interval of 5 minutes.
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