Compute the probability of no arrivals in a one-minute period. Compute the probability that three or fewer passengers arrive in a one-minute period. Compute the probability of no arrivals in a 15-second period.

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Airline passengers arrive randomly and independently at the passenger-screening facility at a major international airport.  The mean arrival rate is 10 passengers per minute.

  1. Compute the probability of no arrivals in a one-minute period.
  2. Compute the probability that three or fewer passengers arrive in a one-minute period.
  3. Compute the probability of no arrivals in a 15-second period.
  4. Compute the probability of at least one arrival in a 15-second period.
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