The number of cars arriving at a gas station can be modelled by Poisson distribution with the average rate of 5 cars per 10 minutes. a. The probability that one car will arrive to a gas station in a 5-minute interval is b. The probability that at least one car will arrive to the gas station in a 10-minute interval is

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The number of cars arriving at a gas station can be modelled by Poisson distribution with the
average rate of 5 cars per 10 minutes.
a. The probability that one car will arrive to a gas station in a 5-minute interval is
b. The probability that at least one car will arrive to the gas station in a 10-minute interval is
Transcribed Image Text:The number of cars arriving at a gas station can be modelled by Poisson distribution with the average rate of 5 cars per 10 minutes. a. The probability that one car will arrive to a gas station in a 5-minute interval is b. The probability that at least one car will arrive to the gas station in a 10-minute interval is
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