It has been determined that on average, the attention time of a person in the customer service of a supermarket is 12 minutes, it is known that this waiting time is modeled by a Poisson distribution, according to this, determine the probability that a person arriving at the customer service is 10 minutes. Select one: a. The probability is 10.5%. b. The probability is 0.105% c. The probability is 9%. d. The probability is 1.05%. e. The probability is 9.8%.

It has been determined that on average, the attention time of a person in the customer service of a supermarket is 12 minutes, it is known that this waiting time is modeled by a Poisson distribution, according to this, determine the probability that a person arriving at the customer service is 10 minutes. Select one: a. The probability is 10.5%. b. The probability is 0.105% c. The probability is 9%. d. The probability is 1.05%. e. The probability is 9.8%.

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

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