document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=321248>Question 321248</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> JJ wants to study the eating habits of baby elephants. If she notices that they eat on average 4.3 lbs of grass each hour. What is the probability that the new elephant will eat more than 8 lbs of grass one hour? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Completely stuck on this probability and statistics problem, can someone please help me understand how to work this problem? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #230053 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=galactus><B>galactus(183)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=galactus><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=galactus><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=230053\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This is a Poisson probability.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In this case, since they ask for more than 8, we sum up the probabilities from 0 to 8 and subtract from 1.\r<BR>\n" );
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