Suppose that the number of accidents in a given highway during a 1-month period has a Poisson distribution, and the average rate of accidents is 4 per month. Find the probability that the number of accidents in a 2-month period will be strictly between 3 and 9.

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Suppose that the number of accidents in a given highway during a 1-month period has a
Poisson distribution, and the average rate of accidents is 4 per month.
Find the probability that the number of accidents in a 2-month period will be strictly between
3 and 9.
Transcribed Image Text:Question 1: Poisson distribution ( Suppose that the number of accidents in a given highway during a 1-month period has a Poisson distribution, and the average rate of accidents is 4 per month. Find the probability that the number of accidents in a 2-month period will be strictly between 3 and 9.
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