Q3. Arrivals of oil tankers at a port are distributed according to a Poisson distribution with a mean of five per 12 hours. a. What is the probability that in a given 12 hours no oil tanker will arrive at the port? b. What is the probability that fewer than three oil tankers will arrive in a whole day?

Q3. Arrivals of oil tankers at a port are distributed according to a Poisson distribution with a mean of five per 12 hours. a. What is the probability that in a given 12 hours no oil tanker will arrive at the port? b. What is the probability that fewer than three oil tankers will arrive in a whole day?

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