The number of telephone calls that arrive at a phone exchange is often modeled as a Poisson random variable. Assume that on the average there are 5 calls per hour. What is the probability that the first occurrence in which the time between two calls exceeds one hour is the 6th call?

The number of telephone calls that arrive at a phone exchange is often modeled as a Poisson random variable. Assume that on the average there are 5 calls per hour. What is the probability that the first occurrence in which the time between two calls exceeds one hour is the 6th call?

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College Algebra

10th Edition

ISBN:9781337282291

Author:Ron Larson

Publisher:Ron Larson

Chapter8: Sequences, Series,and Probability

Section8.7: Probability

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