If an average of 40 service calls are required during a typical eight-hour shift in a manufacturing plant, what is the probability:   a) That more than 10 service calls will be required during a particular hour    b) That no service call will be required during a particular hour   c) At least one service call will be made during the next half an hour

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If an average of 40 service calls are required during a typical eight-hour shift in a manufacturing plant, what is the probability:

 

a) That more than 10 service calls will be required during a particular hour 

 

b) That no service call will be required during a particular hour

 

c) At least one service call will be made during the next half an hour

 

d) At most two service calls will be made during the next two hours

 

 

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