The number of people arriving at a coffee shop is a Poisson process with a rate of 2 per 10 minutes. (a) Find the probability that: i. Between 9 and 10 am no customers arrive. il. more than 5 customers arrive between 9 and 9:30 am. i. two or less customers arrive between 10 and 10:30 am.

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The number of people arriving at a coffee shop is a Poisson process with a rate of 2 per
10 minutes.
(a)
Find the probability that:
i.
Between 9 and 10 am no customers arrive.
il.
more than 5 customers arrive between 9 and 9:30 am.
i.
two or less customers arrive between 10 and 10:30 am.
Transcribed Image Text:The number of people arriving at a coffee shop is a Poisson process with a rate of 2 per 10 minutes. (a) Find the probability that: i. Between 9 and 10 am no customers arrive. il. more than 5 customers arrive between 9 and 9:30 am. i. two or less customers arrive between 10 and 10:30 am.
The number of people arriving at a coffee shop is a
Poisson process with a rate of 2 per 10 minutes
X ~ P(2) per 10 ,minutes i.e X~ P(12) per hour
e-12 12"
P(X) =
x!
i) Between 9 and 10 am no customers arrive.
P(X = 0) = e-12 P(X = 0) = 6.3 * 10–6
ii) more than 5 customers arrive between 9 and 9:30
am
P(X > 5) = 1 – P(X < 5)
P(X > 5) = 1- [P(X = 0)+P(X = 1)+P(X = 2)+P(X = 3)+ P(X =
4) + P(X = 5)|
6°e-6
+
2
6²e-6
64e-6
65e-6
P(X > 5) = 1 – [e
-6
+ 6e
-6
3!
4!
5!
P(X > 5) = 1 – [e-6(1+6+ 18+36+ 34 + 64 +8)]
P(X >5) = 1 – 179.8e-6 P(X > 5) = 1 – 0.4579
|
P(X > 5) = 0.5460
iii) two or less customers arrive between 10 and
10:30 am.
P(X < 2) = P(X = 0) + P(X = 1) + P(X = 2)
%3D
62.
P(X < 2) = e¬"[1+6+¬P(x < 2) = 2.5 * e-6
P(X < 2) = 0.06311
Transcribed Image Text:The number of people arriving at a coffee shop is a Poisson process with a rate of 2 per 10 minutes X ~ P(2) per 10 ,minutes i.e X~ P(12) per hour e-12 12" P(X) = x! i) Between 9 and 10 am no customers arrive. P(X = 0) = e-12 P(X = 0) = 6.3 * 10–6 ii) more than 5 customers arrive between 9 and 9:30 am P(X > 5) = 1 – P(X < 5) P(X > 5) = 1- [P(X = 0)+P(X = 1)+P(X = 2)+P(X = 3)+ P(X = 4) + P(X = 5)| 6°e-6 + 2 6²e-6 64e-6 65e-6 P(X > 5) = 1 – [e -6 + 6e -6 3! 4! 5! P(X > 5) = 1 – [e-6(1+6+ 18+36+ 34 + 64 +8)] P(X >5) = 1 – 179.8e-6 P(X > 5) = 1 – 0.4579 | P(X > 5) = 0.5460 iii) two or less customers arrive between 10 and 10:30 am. P(X < 2) = P(X = 0) + P(X = 1) + P(X = 2) %3D 62. P(X < 2) = e¬"[1+6+¬P(x < 2) = 2.5 * e-6 P(X < 2) = 0.06311
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