. The number of database queries processed by a computer in any 10-second interval is a Poisson random variable, X, with an average of ? = 5 queries. (a) What is the probability that there will be no queries processed in a 10-second interval? (b) What is the probability that at least two queries will be processed in a 2-second interval?

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8. The number of database queries processed by a computer in any 10-second interval is a Poisson
random variable, X, with an average of ? = 5 queries.
(a) What is the probability that there will be no queries processed in a 10-second interval?
(b) What is the probability that at least two queries will be processed in a 2-second interval? 

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