On average, 2.5 motor vehicle thefts occur each minute in a certain intersection. Use the normal approximation to the Poisson distribution to find the probability that there is at most 1 theft in 2 minutes?

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On average, 2.5 motor vehicle thefts occur each minute in a certain intersection. Use the normal approximation to the Poisson distribution to find the probability that there is at most 1 theft in 2 minutes?

 
Round your answer to 4 decimal places.
On average, 2.5 motor vehicle thefts occur each minute in a certain intersection. Use the normal approximation to the Poisson
distribution to find the probability that there is at most 1 theft in 2 minutes?
Round your answer to 4 decimal places.
Transcribed Image Text:On average, 2.5 motor vehicle thefts occur each minute in a certain intersection. Use the normal approximation to the Poisson distribution to find the probability that there is at most 1 theft in 2 minutes? Round your answer to 4 decimal places.
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