It was determined during a study that 540 vehicles crossed a checkpoint on the highway in one hour. Calculate the probability of 1 vehicle arriving at every 30 sec time interval using Poisson distribution.
It was determined during a study that 540 vehicles crossed a checkpoint on the highway in one hour. Calculate the probability of 1 vehicle arriving at every 30 sec time interval using Poisson distribution.
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Transcribed Image Text:It was determined during a study that 540 vehicles
crossed a checkpoint on the highway in one hour.
Calculate the probability of 1 vehicle arriving at every
30 sec time interval using Poisson distribution.
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