2. A prison reports that the number of escape attempts per month has a Poisson distribution with a mean value of 1.5. A. Calculate the probability that exactly three escapes will be attempted during the next month. B. Calculate the probability that exactly one escape will be attempted during the next month.

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2. A prison reports that the number of escape attempts per month has a Poisson
distribution with a mean value of 1.5.
A. Calculate the probability that exactly three escapes will be attempted during the
next month.
B. Calculate the probability that exactly one escape will be attempted during the next
month.
Transcribed Image Text:2. A prison reports that the number of escape attempts per month has a Poisson distribution with a mean value of 1.5. A. Calculate the probability that exactly three escapes will be attempted during the next month. B. Calculate the probability that exactly one escape will be attempted during the next month.
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