someone finds that an average of 1.6 cars approach the intersection every minute. assuming the number of cars that approach this intersection follows a Poisson distribution, what is the probability that 3 or more cars will approach the intersection within a minute?

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someone finds that an average of 1.6 cars approach the intersection every minute. assuming the number of cars that approach this intersection follows a Poisson distribution, what is the probability that 3 or more cars will approach the intersection within a minute?

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