what is the probability that the 4th ghost appears more than 30 minutes after the 3rd ghost

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an old house in philadelphia is inhibited by a variety of ghosts. appearances occur in the house according to a poisson process having a rate of 1.4 ghosts per hour. A professor from transylvannia university has developed a device which can be used to detect ghost appearances. suppose the device is developed is to be installed in the house and switched on at 8 am what is the probability that the 4th ghost appears more than 30 minutes after the 3rd ghost
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