The number of cars entering a small parking lot is a random variable having a Poisson distribution with a mean of 1.5 per hour. The lot holds only 12 cars. a) Find the probability that the lot fills up in the first hour(assuming that all carsstay in the lot longer than one hour). b) Find the probability that more than 3 cars arrive between 9 am and 11 am.

The number of cars entering a small parking lot is a random variable having a Poisson distribution with a mean of 1.5 per hour. The lot holds only 12 cars. a) Find the probability that the lot fills up in the first hour(assuming that all carsstay in the lot longer than one hour). b) Find the probability that more than 3 cars arrive between 9 am and 11 am.

College Algebra

10th Edition

ISBN:9781337282291

Author:Ron Larson

Publisher:Ron Larson

Chapter8: Sequences, Series,and Probability

Section8.7: Probability

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