document.write( "Question 841609:
\n" ); document.write( "The number of calls received by a car towing service follows the poisson distribution and averages 16 per day (24-hour period). After finding the mean number of calls per hour, find the probability that in a randomly selected hour the number of calls is 3. Round your answer to the nearest thousandths place. \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Hi,
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document.write( "Note:  Using TI Calcuator
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document.write( "The syntax is poissonpdf(mean, x-value).
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document.write( "mean/hr is 16/24 = 2/3
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document.write( "probability that in a randomly selected hour the number of calls is 3.
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document.write( "poissonpdf(2/3, 3). \n" );
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