document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=391769>Question 391769</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A short-term insurance company receives 4 claims, on average, per day. What is the probability that over any two day period , at least 2 claims will be received? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #278979 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=278979\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> We use the Poisson distribution, with parameter <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=alpha+=+8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"alpha+=+8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (8 claims for 2 days!).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P%28X+%3E=+2%29+=+1+-+P%28X+%3C+2%29+=+1+-+e%5E%28-8%29%281+%2B+8%29+=+9%2Ae%5E%28-8%29+=+0.997 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, to 3 decimal places. </SPAN>\n" );
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