document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=364405>Question 364405</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Suppose that the average number of students to ride the elevator is 2.4 persons per 10 minutes during the week (does not matter what time, nor the day). <BR>\n" );
document.write( "What is the probability that less than 4 students ride the interval today from 11:00 – 11:10?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #259827 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><B>robertb(5830)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><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=robertb><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=259827\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This is a poisson experiment with <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=mu+=+2.6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"mu+=+2.6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  Then <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P%28x%29+=+e%5E%28-mu%29%2A%28mu%5En%2Fn%21%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"P%28x%29+=+e%5E%28-mu%29%2A%28mu%5En%2Fn%21%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  Hence the probability is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P%280%29%2BP%281%29%2BP%282%29%2BP%283%29+=+e%5E-2.6%2A%281%2B2.6%2B2.6%5E2%2F2%21%2B2.6%5E3%2F3%21%29=+0.736 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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