A hospital switch board receives an average of 4 emergency calls in a  10 minute interval. What is the probability that (i) there are at the most 2  emergency calls in a 10 minute interval (ii) there are exactly 3 emergency calls  in a 10-minute interval?

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Chapter11: Data Analysis And Probability
Section11.8: Probabilities Of Disjoint And Overlapping Events
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:A hospital switch board receives an average of 4 emergency calls in a 
10 minute interval. What is the probability that (i) there are at the most 2 
emergency calls in a 10 minute interval (ii) there are exactly 3 emergency calls 
in a 10-minute interval?

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