Suppose that the number of drivers who travel between a particular origin and destination during a designated time period has a Poisson distribution with parameter μ = 20 (suggested in article "Dynamic Ride Sharing: Theory and Practice," J. of Transp. Engr., 1997: 308-312).

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Suppose that the number of drivers who travel between a particular origin and destination during a designated time period has a Poisson distribution with parameter μ = 20 (suggested in article "Dynamic Ride Sharing: Theory and Practice," J. of Transp. Engr., 1997: 308-312). What is the probability that the number of drivers will: (i) Be at most 10? (ii) Exceed 20? (iii) Be between 10 and 20, inclusive? (iv) Be strictly between 10 and 20?

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