The number of staff arrivals at School of Quantitative Sciences between 7.30 a.m. and 9.30 a.m. follows a Poisson distribution with a mean of 16. Find the probability that: a) the number of staff arrivals between 7.30 a.m. and 9.30 a.m. is at least 10. b) the number of staff arrivals between 8.00 a.m. and 8.30 a.m. is at most 5. c) exactly one staff arrives between 8.30 a.m. and 9.30 a.m. Interpret

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The number of staff arrivals at School of Quantitative Sciences between 7.30 a.m. and 9.30
a.m. follows a Poisson distribution with a mean of 16. Find the probability that:


a) the number of staff arrivals between 7.30 a.m. and 9.30 a.m. is at least 10.


b) the number of staff arrivals between 8.00 a.m. and 8.30 a.m. is at most 5.

c) exactly one staff arrives between 8.30 a.m. and 9.30 a.m. Interpret.

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