In a Poisson process with an average arrival rate of 1.4 per hour, what is the probability the next arrival will occur by 9:00am if the most recent arrival was at 8:00am and it is now after 8:45am?

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In a Poisson process with an average arrival
rate of 1.4 per hour, what is the probability
the next arrival will occur by 9:00am if the
most recent arrival was at 8:00am and it is
now after 8:45am?
(Enter the probability in decimal form,
rounded to four places after the decimal.)
Transcribed Image Text:In a Poisson process with an average arrival rate of 1.4 per hour, what is the probability the next arrival will occur by 9:00am if the most recent arrival was at 8:00am and it is now after 8:45am? (Enter the probability in decimal form, rounded to four places after the decimal.)
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