A sales manager receives 6 calls on average between 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. on a weekday. Find the probability that: a) he will receive 2 or more calls between 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. on a certain weekday. b) he wiI1 receive exactly 2 calls between 9:30 a.m. and 9:40 a.m. on a certain weekday. c) during a 5 day working week, there will be exactly 3 days on which he will receive no calls between 9:30 a.m. and 9:40 a.m.

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A sales manager receives 6 calls on average between 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. on a weekday.
Find the probability that:


a) he will receive 2 or more calls between 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. on a certain weekday.


b) he wiI1 receive exactly 2 calls between 9:30 a.m. and 9:40 a.m. on a certain weekday.


c) during a 5 day working week, there will be exactly 3 days on which he will receive no
calls between 9:30 a.m. and 9:40 a.m.

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